Ayre

Ayre is a house in Orkney Islands, Scotland which is located on Aikerskaill Road. Ayre is situated nearby to the ruins Netherby, as well as near the archaeological site Backland, Broch.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Black Holm and Corn Holm.

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.

Corn Holm is a small tidal island in Orkney, near Copinsay to the west, off the north-eastern coast of Scotland. There was once a small chapel there, and it is covered in birdlife. Corn Holm is situated 2 miles southeast of Ayre.

St Ninian’s Church, Skaill

Church

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St Ninian’s Church, Skaill is situated 1¼ miles north of Ayre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tankerness and Rose Ness.

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 5 miles northwest of Ayre.