East Byre
East Byre is a building in Orkney Islands, Scotland. East Byre is situated nearby to the heath North Hill, as well as near the islet Holm of Papa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Papa Westray and Papa Westray Airport.
Papa Westray
Photo: Kristel Jeuring, CC BY 2.0.
Papa Westray is one of the Orkney Islands north of mainland Scotland - nearly the northernmost, but North Ronaldsay edges it by half a mile. Papa Westray measures 4 miles north-south and a mile across, and is more low-lying and fertile than nearby Westray.
Papa Westray Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Me677, Public domain.
Papa Westray Airport is located 22 NM north of Kirkwall Airport on Papa Westray, Orkney Islands, Scotland. The facility is best known for being one of the two airports joined by the shortest scheduled flight in the world, a leg of Loganair's inter-island service, to Westray Airport.
Holm of Papa
Islet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Holm of Papa is a very small uninhabited island in the Orkney Islands. It is around 21 hectares in size. It can be visited from its neighbouring island Papa Westray, or Papay, an island less than a hundred metres west of the Holm.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pierowall.
Pierowall
Village
Photo: David Wyatt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pierowall is a village of Westray in the Orkney Islands, off the coast of the northern Scottish mainland. The village is the island's largest settlement and lies near its northern end, around Pierowall Bay. Pierowall is situated 5 miles southwest of East Byre.
East Byre
- Type: Building
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.36914° or 59° 22′ 9″ northLongitude
-2.87516° or 2° 52′ 31″ westOpen location code
9CFV949F+MWOpenStreetMap ID
way 199683403OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include North Hill and St Boniface’s Church.
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