Gairaquoy

Gairaquoy is a house in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Gairaquoy is situated nearby to Sandwick House, South Ronaldsay, as well as near the ruins Upper Olad.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include South Ronaldsay and Ward Hill.

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.

Ward Hill

Peak

Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ward Hill is a peak.

Sandwick House, South Ronaldsay

House

Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sandwick House, South Ronaldsay is situated 2,500 feet northwest of Gairaquoy.

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. Herston is situated 2½ miles northwest of Gairaquoy.

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 2½ miles north of Gairaquoy.

Gairaquoy

Type: House
Postal code: KW17 2RL
Categories: building and residential building
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.78622° or 58° 47′ 10″ north

Longitude

-2.96111° or 2° 57′ 40″ west

Open location code

9CCVQ2PQ+FH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 884497757

OpenStreetMap feature

building=house

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Upper Olad and Burnt Mound (Prehistoric).

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