This List of bays of the Orkney Islands summarises the bays that are located in the islands of Orkney in Scotland.
The heading "Nearest Town" shows the nearest substantial settlement, as Kirkwall is the only town in the Orkney islands.
Auskerry
editThe small island of Auskerry has no bays.
Brough of Birsay
editThe tidal island of Brough of Birsay has no bays.
Burray
editName | Nearest Town | Coordinates | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Echnaloch Bay | Burray village | 58°51′39″N 2°55′30″W / 58.8608°N 2.9251°W | |
Weddell Bay | Burray village | 58°52′12″N 2°54′34″W / 58.8700°N 2.9095°W |
Calf of Eday
editName | Nearest Town | Coordinates | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Pernealy Bay | 59°14′32″N 2°43′47″W / 59.2421°N 2.7296°W |
Cava
editThe small island of Cava has no bays.
Eday
editName | Nearest Town | Coordinates | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Bay of Backaland | Calfsound | 59°09′31″N 2°45′00″W / 59.1587°N 2.750°W | |
Bay of Carrick | Calfsound | 59°13′51″N 2°45′04″W / 59.2308°N 2.751°W | |
Bay of Doomy | Calfsound | 59°11′44″N 2°46′48″W / 59.1955°N 2.780°W | |
Bay of Greentoft | Calfsound | 59°08′34″N 2°46′17″W / 59.1427°N 2.7714°W | |
Bay of Icevay | Calfsound | 59°11′13″N 2°45′31″W / 59.1870°N 2.7585°W | |
Bay of London | Calfsound | 59°11′30″N 2°45′28″W / 59.1916°N 2.7577°W | |
Bay of Newark | Calfsound | 59°12′28″N 2°46′48″W / 59.2078°N 2.780°W | |
Bight of Milldale | Calfsound | 59°12′04″N 2°45′00″W / 59.2010°N 2.7499°W | |
Cusbay | Calfsound | 59°13′35″N 2°47′10″W / 59.2265°N 2.786°W | |
Fersness Bay | Calfsound | 59°11′48″N 2°47′59″W / 59.1968°N 2.7998°W | |
Mill Bay | Calfsound | 59°12′27″N 2°44′59″W / 59.2076°N 2.7496°W | |
Sealskerry Bay | Calfsound | 59°10′09″N 2°49′09″W / 59.1693°N 2.8191°W | |
Whitemaw Bay | Calfsound | 59°08′54″N 2°47′39″W / 59.1482°N 2.7942°W |
Egilsay
editName | Nearest Town | Coordinates | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Bay of Skaill | 59°08′46″N 2°56′27″W / 59.1460°N 2.9407°W | ||
Bay of Vady | 59°08′21″N 2°56′13″W / 59.1393°N 2.9369°W |
Fara
editName | Nearest Town | Coordinates | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Peat Bay | 58°51′07″N 3°10′35″W / 58.8520°N 3.1763°W |
Flotta
editGairsay
editName | County | Nearest Town | Coordinates | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Millburn Bay | Orkney | 59°04′40″N 2°57′34″W / 59.07766°N 2.9594°W | ||
Russness Bay | Orkney | 59°05′00″N 2°57′22″W / 59.0833°N 2.9561°W |
Graemsay
editName | County | Nearest Town | Coordinates | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bay of Sandside | Orkney | 58°56′07″N 3°16′59″W / 58.9354°N 3.283°W |
Holm of Faray
editName | Nearest Town | Coordinates | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Inniens Bay | 59°14′04″N 2°50′03″W / 59.2344°N 2.8343°W |
Hoy
editShown in clockwise order round the island, starting from the north.
Note: North Bay is listed twice, once under Hoy and once under South Walls. It is the same bay, with the same geographical co-ordinates shown, and lies between the two islands.
Muckle Skerry
editName | County | Nearest Town or Village | Coordinates | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Scartan Bay | Orkney | 58°41′20″N 2°54′58″W / 58.6890°N 2.9162°W |
Orkney Mainland
editPapa Westray
editRousay
editName | Nearest Town | Coordinates | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Bay of Ham | Sourin | 59°10′20″N 2°57′53″W / 59.1721°N 2.9647°W | |
Bay of Moaness | Frotoft | 59°08′40″N 3°05′39″W / 59.1445°N 3.0941°W | |
Bay of Swandro | Frotoft | 59°08′42″N 3°05′42″W / 59.1451°N 3.0951°W | |
Bay of Westness | Frotoft | 59°08′25″N 3°05′03″W / 59.1403°N 3.0842°W | |
Saviskaill Bay | Sourin | 59°11′16″N 3°00′46″W / 59.1879°N 3.0128°W |
Note: (sample) "Grithin" (the bay immediately west of Saviskaill Head) is larger than the three bays listed above on the south-west of the island, but is not named on the OS map.
Sanday
editSouth Ronaldsay
editSouth Walls
editName | Nearest Town | Coordinates | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Kirk Hope | Hackness | 58°47′30″N 3°08′34″W / 58.7918°N 3.1429°W | |
Myre Bay | Hackness | 58°48′10″N 3°09′52″W / 58.8027°N 3.1645°W | |
North Bay | Wyng | 58°47′42″N 3°13′58″W / 58.7951°N 3.2328°W |
Shapinsay
editName | Nearest Town | Coordinates | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Bay of Crook | Balfour | 59°02′47″N 2°49′16″W / 59.0465°N 2.821°W | |
Bay of Furrowend | Balfour | 59°03′17″N 2°55′18″W / 59.05479°N 2.9217°W | |
Bay of Linton | Balfour | 59°03′00″N 2°49′11″W / 59.05°N 2.8198°W | |
Bay of Sandgarth | Balfour | 59°01′23″N 2°50′25″W / 59.0231°N 2.8404°W | |
Shapinsay | Balfour | 59°01′57″N 2°54′08″W / 59.0326°N 2.9021°W | |
Innsker | Balfour | 59°04′44″N 2°50′06″W / 59.0789°N 2.8350°W | |
Veantrow Bay | Balfour | 59°04′08″N 2°52′07″W / 59.069°N 2.8687°W |
Stronsay
editName | Nearest Town | Coordinates | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Bay of Bomasty | Whitehall | 59°05′53″N 2°40′26″W / 59.098°N 2.6738°W | |
Bay of Franks | Whitehall | 59°08′49″N 2°37′18″W / 59.1469°N 2.6217°W | |
Bight of Aith | Whitehall | 59°06′04″N 2°37′13″W / 59.1012°N 2.6202°W | |
Bight of Baywest | Whitehall | 59°06′08″N 2°40′18″W / 59.1021°N 2.6716°W | |
Bight of Doonatown | Whitehall | 59°06′01″N 2°39′16″W / 59.1002°N 2.6544°W | |
Bay of Holland | Whitehall | 59°05′34″N 2°37′38″W / 59.0927°N 2.6271°W | |
Bay of Houseby | Whitehall | 59°04′44″N 2°33′32″W / 59.0788°N 2.5588°W | |
Bight of Matpow | Whitehall | 59°06′47″N 2°37′50″W / 59.1131°N 2.6305°W | |
Bight of Scarma | Whitehall | 59°04′40″N 2°36′29″W / 59.0778°N 2.608°W | |
Mill Bay | Whitehall | 59°07′36″N 2°35′05″W / 59.1266°N 2.5848°W | |
Odin Bay | Whitehall | 59°06′26″N 2°32′26″W / 59.1073°N 2.5406°W | |
Oyce of Huip | Whitehall | 59°09′11″N 2°37′34″W / 59.1531°N 2.6261°W | |
Pow of the Sty | Whitehall | 59°07′15″N 2°33′13″W / 59.1208°N 2.5536°W | |
St Catherine's Bay | Whitehall | 59°07′30″N 2°39′42″W / 59.125°N 2.6616°W |
Swona
editName | Nearest Town | Coordinates | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
The Brook | 58°44′52″N 3°03′28″W / 58.7479°N 3.0577°W |
Westray
editWyre
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ Office, United States Hydrographic (1962). Publications ... U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 248.
- ^ a b Center, United States Defense Mapping Agency Hydrographic (1976). Sailing Directions (enroute) for Scotland (1st ed.). Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic Center. p. 331.
- ^ a b Center, United States Defense Mapping Agency Hydrographic (1950). Sailing Directions for the North and East Coasts of Scotland: Cape Wrath to Fife Ness and Including the Orkney, Shetland and Faeroe Islands. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 233.
- ^ Center, United States Defense Mapping Agency Hydrographic (1950). Sailing Directions for the North and East Coasts of Scotland: Cape Wrath to Fife Ness and Including the Orkney, Shetland and Faeroe Islands (3rd ed.). Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 211.
- ^ Office, United States Hydrographic (1915). British Islands Pilot: Faroes, Shetlands, and Orkney Islands and north and east coasts of Scotland. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 246.
- ^ a b Office, United States Hydrographic (1950). Sailing Directions for the North and East Coasts of Scotland: Cape Wrath to Fife Ness and Including the Orkney, Shetland and Faeroe Islands (3rd ed.). Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 250.