Loch of Doomy

Loch of Doomy is a lake in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Loch of Doomy is situated nearby to the aerodrome Eday Airport, as well as near the airport terminal Eday Airfield Terminal.

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 Loch of Doomy.

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 2½ miles south of Loch of Doomy.

Loch of Doomy

Type: Body of water
Description: lake on Eday, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
Category: lake
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

59.1917° or 59° 11′ 30″ north

Longitude

-2.77644° or 2° 46′ 35″ west

Open location code

9CFV56RF+MC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 48557133

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

Wikidata ID

Q109222559

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Eday Airfield Terminal and Fire Station.

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