Olav’s Wood

Olav’s Wood is a deciduous forest in , . Olav’s Wood is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include South Ronaldsay and Tomb of the Eagles.

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is the most southerly of the , 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 .

Grassland
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The , or Isbister Chambered Cairn, is a Neolithic chambered tomb located on a cliff edge at Isbister on in , Scotland.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sandwick and Brough Ness.

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

Locality
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is a locality.

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

Olav’s Wood

Latitude
58.7657° or 58° 45′ 57″ north
Longitude
-2.9535° or 2° 57′ 13″ west
Open location code
9CCVQ28W+7H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 631629431
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­wood
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