Sorquoy

Sorquoy is a farm in Orkney Islands, Scotland which is located on Kirkhouse Road. Sorquoy is situated nearby to the archaeological site Kirk Ness Mound, as well as near St Peter’s Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sorquoy,standing stone,Papley and St Peter’s Church.

Sorquoy,standing stone,Papley

Archaeological site

Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sorquoy,standing stone,Papley is an archaeological site, which is situated 910 feet east of Sorquoy.

St Peter’s Church

Church

Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Peter’s Church is situated 2,100 feet southeast of Sorquoy.

Ward Hill

Peak

Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ward Hill is a peak, which is situated 2 miles south of Sorquoy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint Margaret’s Hope and Grim Ness.

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 2 miles northwest of Sorquoy.

Grim Ness

Locality

Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Grimness is a cliff-girt headland on the island of South Ronaldsay, in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland. It is located between Honeysgeo and Skipi Geo and rises to a height of 34 metres above sea level. Grim Ness is situated 2 miles northeast of Sorquoy.

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". Sandwick is situated 2 miles southwest of Sorquoy.

Sorquoy

Type: Farm
Address: Kirkhouse Road, KW17 2TJ
Category: agriculture
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.80626° or 58° 48′ 23″ north

Longitude

-2.92535° or 2° 55′ 31″ west

Open location code

9CCVR34F+GV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 884453137

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=farmyard

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Notable Places Nearby

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