Upper Quoys

Upper Quoys is a building in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Upper Quoys is situated nearby to the archaeological site Knowes of Esco (burial mound), as well as near the community center The Old School.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Skara Brae and Skaill House.

Skara Brae

Protected area

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Skara Brae is a stone-built Neolithic settlement located along the Bay of Skaill on the west coast of Mainland, Orkney. The site was discovered following a storm exposing the presence of stone structures within the coastal sand dunes. Skara Brae is situated 1½ miles southwest of Upper Quoys.

Skaill House

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Skaill House is a historic manor house in Sandwick parish on Mainland, the largest of the Orkney Islands, Scotland. The house overlooks the Neolithic site, Skara Brae, and the Bay of Skaill. Skaill House is situated 1½ miles southwest of Upper Quoys.

Loch of Skaill

Photo: John Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Loch of Skaill is a small somewhat triangular, freshwater loch in the parish of Sandwick, Orkney on Mainland Orkney, Scotland. It lies 0.5 mi south east of the Bay of Skaill close to Skaill House and the World Heritage neolithic site Skara Brae. Loch of Skaill is situated 2 miles south of Upper Quoys.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Twatt and Dounby.

Twatt

Village

Photo: J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Twatt is a settlement in the parish of Birsay on the Mainland of Orkney, Scotland. It was previously the location of RNAS Twatt, from 1940–1949. Twatt is situated at the junction of the A986 and the A967. Twatt is situated 2½ miles northeast of Upper Quoys.

Dounby

Village

Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dounby is a village on Mainland in Orkney, in the north of Scotland. Dounby village is situated at the crossroads of what are now the A986 and B9057, and has grown close to the meeting point of the three parishes of Sandwick, Birsay and Harray. Dounby is situated 3 miles east of Upper Quoys.

Yesnaby

Locality

Photo: Renata, Public domain.

Yesnaby is a historic township in Sandwick, on the west coast of Orkney Mainland, Scotland, south of Skara Brae. It is renowned for its spectacular Old Red Sandstone coastal cliff scenery which includes sea stacks, blowholes, geos and frequently boiling seas. Yesnaby is situated 3½ miles south of Upper Quoys.

Upper Quoys

Type: Building
Address: Quoyloo
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

59.06883° or 59° 4′ 8″ north

Longitude

-3.31354° or 3° 18′ 49″ west

Open location code

9CFR3M9P+GH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 984237489

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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