Oback

Oback is a farm in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Oback is situated nearby to the community center Deerness Community Centre, as well as near the islet Black Holm.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Ninian’s Church, Skaill and Black Holm.

St Ninian’s Church, Skaill

Church

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St Ninian’s Church, Skaill is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Oback.

Black Holm

Islet

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Black Holm is a small tidal island in the Orkney Islands, near Copinsay to the west of Corn Holm off the north-eastern coast of Scotland. Black Holm is situated 2 miles southeast of Oback.

The Gloup is a collapsed sea cave in the Mull Head Nature Reserve in the islands of Orkney, Scotland. The name derives from the Old Norse "gluppa", meaning a chasm. The Gloup is situated 2 miles northeast of Oback.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tankerness and Rerwick Head.

Tankerness

Village

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Tankerness is a district in the St Andrews parish in Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. Essentially a peninsula, it is about 13 kilometres south-east of Kirkwall and 1 kilometre east of Kirkwall Airport. Tankerness is situated 4½ miles west of Oback.