Eday Heritage & Visitor Centre
Eday Heritage & Visitor Centre is a museum in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Eday Heritage & Visitor Centre is situated nearby to Loch of London, as well as near Fire Station.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Opening hours: May—September 9:30 AM—3:30 PM
- Type: Museum
- Address: Eday, KW17 2AB
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Eday and Eday Airport.
Eday
Photo: Beep boop beep, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Eday is one of the Orkney Islands of Scotland. It's about 15 miles north of the Orkney Mainland, 8 miles long by a mile wide but pinched in the middle: in Old Norse Eiðøy means "isthmus island".
Eday Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eday London Airport is located on Eday in Orkney, Scotland. As it is close to the Bay of London it is known locally as just London Airport. The Bay of London may have been so called because of puffins breeding there: Old Norse lundi = "puffin", Old Norse á Lundunum = "at the puffins".
Faray
Island
Photo: Douglas Caldow, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Faray is a small island in Orkney, Scotland, lying between Eday and Westray. Previously inhabited, the low-lying island is now a successful grey seal breeding colony. Faray is situated 2½ miles northwest of Eday Heritage & Visitor Centre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Backaland.
Backaland
Hamlet
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Backaland is a settlement on the island of Eday in Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is also within the parish of Eday, and it is located to the south west of the island. Backaland is situated at the southern end of the B9063. Backaland is situated 3 miles south of Eday Heritage & Visitor Centre.
Eday Heritage & Visitor Centre
- Categories: building, tourism, chapel, and tourist attraction
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.20029° or 59° 12′ 1″ northLongitude
-2.76475° or 2° 45′ 53″ westOpen location code
9CFV662P+44OpenStreetMap ID
way 199728816OpenStreetMap feature
building=chapelOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Loch of London and Fire Station.
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