Classiquoy

Classiquoy is a building in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Classiquoy is situated nearby to Upper Avelshay Walk (start) - follow waymarkers (2km) - OIC Orkney Walks, as well as near Glifter (ruins).

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wyre and Egilsay.

Wyre

Island

Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wyre is one of the Orkney Islands, lying south-east of Rousay. It is 311 hectares and 32 metres at its highest point. It is one of the smallest inhabited islands in the archipelago.

Egilsay is one of the Orkney Islands in Scotland, lying east of Rousay. The anglicized name of Eagleshay was used in past centuries. The island is largely farmland and is known for St Magnus Church, dedicated or re-dedicated to Saint Magnus, who was killed on the island in 1117 by an axe blow to the head. Egilsay is situated 2 miles east of Classiquoy.

Taversöe Tuick

Archaeological site

Photo: Beep boop beep, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Taversöe Tuick is a Neolithic burial cairn on Rousay, Orkney, Scotland, thought to date from between 4000 and 2500 BCE. The monument includes a rare example of a double-tiered chamber, an upper chamber approached via a passageway and a lower subterranean chamber, originally separate, which can now be reached via a modern ladder from the upper chamber. Taversöe Tuick is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Classiquoy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tingwall and Evie.

Tingwall

Village

Tingwall is a farm and ferry terminal that lies on the north-east coast of Orkney's West Mainland on the Gairsay Sound in the parish of Evie and Rendall. Tingwall is situated 4½ miles southwest of Classiquoy.

Evie

Village

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Evie is a parish and village on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. The parish is located in the north-west of the Mainland, between Birsay and Rendall, forming the coastline opposite the isle of Rousay. Evie is situated 4½ miles southwest of Classiquoy.

Classiquoy

Type: Building
Address: Rousay
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

59.14009° or 59° 8′ 24″ north

Longitude

-2.97556° or 2° 58′ 32″ west

Open location code

9CFV42RF+2Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 204393686

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Upper Avelshay Walk (start) - follow waymarkers (2km) - OIC Orkney Walks and Glifter (ruins).

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