Sands of Wright
Sands of Wright is a beach in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Sands of Wright is situated nearby to the military installation Part of a former REME base (WW2), as well as near the archaeological site St Colm’s Chapel.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hoxa Head Lighthouse and W Hourston Blacksmiths Museum.
Hoxa Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hoxa Head Lighthouse is situated 1¼ miles west of Sands of Wright.
W Hourston Blacksmiths Museum
Museum
Photo: Antony Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
W Hourston Blacksmiths Museum is situated 1½ miles east of Sands of Wright.
Nevi Skerry
Photo: George Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nevi Skerry is a skerry situated in Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands. The skerry is situated approximately 1 km east of Flotta and approximately 2 km north-west of South Ronaldsay, at the northern end of the Sound of Hoxa. Nevi Skerry is situated 2 miles northwest of Sands of Wright.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hoxa and Herston.
Hoxa
Village
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hoxa is a small settlement on the island of South Ronaldsay in the Orkney Islands north of mainland Scotland. Hoxa is located 1+1⁄4 miles west of St Margaret's Hope at the end of the B9043 road.
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.
Sands of Wright
- Type: Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.82481° or 58° 49′ 29″ northLongitude
-3.0016° or 3° 0′ 6″ westOpen location code
9CCRRXFX+W9OpenStreetMap ID
way 81565207OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sands of Wright and Part of a former REME base (WW2).
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