List of bays of the Orkney Islands
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
The small island of Auskerry has no bays.
Brough of Birsay
The tidal island of Brough of Birsay has no bays.
Burray
Name | 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
Name | Nearest Town | Coordinates | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Pernealy Bay | 59°14′32″N 2°43′47″W / 59.2421°N 2.7296°W |
Cava
The small island of Cava has no bays.
Eday
There are no notable settlements on Eday. Listed in clockwise order starting from the north.
Name | Nearest Town | Coordinates | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Bay of Carrick | Calfsound | 59°13′51″N 2°45′04″W / 59.2308°N 2.751°W | Part of Calf Sound. |
Mill Bay | Calfsound | 59°12′27″N 2°44′59″W / 59.2076°N 2.7496°W | |
Bay of London | Calfsound | 59°11′30″N 2°45′28″W / 59.1916°N 2.7577°W | |
Bay of Backaland | Calfsound | 59°09′31″N 2°45′00″W / 59.1587°N 2.750°W | |
Bay of Greentoft | Calfsound | 59°08′34″N 2°46′17″W / 59.1427°N 2.7714°W | |
Sealskerry Bay | Calfsound | 59°10′09″N 2°49′09″W / 59.1693°N 2.8191°W | |
Fersness Bay | Calfsound | 59°11′48″N 2°47′59″W / 59.1968°N 2.7998°W | |
Bay of Doomy | Calfsound | 59°11′44″N 2°46′48″W / 59.1955°N 2.780°W | Tiny inlets within Fersness Bay |
Bay of Newark | Calfsound | 59°12′28″N 2°46′48″W / 59.2078°N 2.780°W | |
Cusbay | Calfsound | 59°13′35″N 2°47′10″W / 59.2265°N 2.786°W |
Egilsay
Name | 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
Name | Nearest Town | Coordinates | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Peat Bay | 58°51′07″N 3°10′35″W / 58.8520°N 3.1763°W |
Flotta
Gairsay
Name | 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
Name | 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
Name | Nearest Town | Coordinates | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Inniens Bay | 59°14′04″N 2°50′03″W / 59.2344°N 2.8343°W |
Hoy
Shown 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
Name | 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
Papa Westray
Rousay
Name | 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
South Ronaldsay
South Walls
Name | 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
Name | 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
Name | 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
Name | Nearest Town | Coordinates | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
The Brook | 58°44′52″N 3°03′28″W / 58.7479°N 3.0577°W |
Westray
Wyre
See also
- List of bays of Scotland
- List of bays of the Inner Hebrides
- List of bays of the Firth of Clyde
- List of bays of the Shetland Islands
References
- ^ 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.