Quoys House

Quoys House is a house in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Quoys House is situated near Start - South Ronaldsay West Coast Walk, as well as near the archaeological site Clouduhal Cist (and possible chambered cairn).

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: South Ronaldsay and Sandwick House, South Ronaldsay.

South Ronaldsay

Photo: Nachosan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

South Ronaldsay is the most southerly of the Orkney Islands, with its main settlement at St Margaret's Hope, and a population in 2011 of 909. Burray just north has always been joined by a sandy spit to South Ronaldsay.

Sandwick House, South Ronaldsay

House

Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sandwick House, South Ronaldsay is situated 3,000 feet east of Quoys House.

Ward Hill

Peak

Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ward Hill is a peak, which is situated 1½ miles southeast of Quoys House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sandwick and Herston.

Sandwick

Locality

Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sandwick is a parish on the west coast of Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, 4 miles north of Stromness. The parish's name derives from the Old Norse Sandvík meaning "Sand Bay".

Herston

Hamlet

Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Herston is a village on South Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom. Herston is historically a fishing village but its only industry to speak of is Herston Stained Glass, now that Herston Hikers Hostel is now inactive.