Oback
Oback is a farm in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Oback is situated nearby to the archaeological site St Ola’s Chapel (Norse) and burial ground (Medieval), as well as near the peak Kirkie Hill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include W Hourston Blacksmiths Museum and Sandwick House, South Ronaldsay.
W Hourston Blacksmiths Museum
Museum
Photo: Antony Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
W Hourston Blacksmiths Museum is situated 1½ miles north of Oback.
Sandwick House, South Ronaldsay
House
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sandwick House, South Ronaldsay is situated 1 mile south of Oback.
Ward Hill
Peak
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ward Hill is a peak, which is situated 2 miles southeast of Oback.
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.
Saint Margaret’s Hope
Village
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Margaret's Hope is a village in the Orkney Islands, off the north coast of Scotland. It is known locally as The Hope or The Hup. With a population of about 550, it is Orkney's third largest settlement after Kirkwall and Stromness. Saint Margaret’s Hope is situated 1½ miles north of Oback.
Oback
- Type: Farm
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.80337° or 58° 48′ 12″ northLongitude
-2.97622° or 2° 58′ 34″ westOpen location code
9CCVR23F+8GOpenStreetMap ID
way 884145466OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyard
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