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 the Orkney in Scotland

Hoy
Name County Nearest Town Coordinates Notes
Aith Hope Orkney Saltness 58°47′06″N 3°13′56″W
Bay of Creekland Orkney Quoydale 58°55′17″N 3°19′09″W
Bay of the Stairs Orkney Quoydale 58°55′20″N 3°23′14″W
Bay of the Tongue Orkney Quoydale 58°55′26″N 3°22′57″W
Bay of Quoys Orkney Quoydale 58°54′38″N 3°18′44″W
Chalmers' Hope Orkney Quoyness 58°53′20″N 3°14′23″W
Ha Wick Orkney 58°46′57″N 3°18′09″W
Little Rack Wick Orkney 58°49′00″N 3°20′04″W
Lyrawa Bay Orkney Quoyness 58°52′16″N 3°13′10″W
Mill Bay Orkney Lyness 58°50′36″N 3°12′19″W
North Bay Orkney Saltness 58°47′42″N 3°13′58″W
Ore Bay Orkney Lyness 58°49′44″N 3°11′49″W
Pegal Bay Orkney Lyness 58°51′41″N 3°12′56″W
Rackwick Bay Orkney 58°51′55″N 3°23′14″W
Rysa Bay Orkney Lyness 58°51′01″N 3°11′56″W
The Pow Orkney Quoydale 58°55′55″N 3°20′52″W

Orkney Mainland
Name County Nearest Town Coordinates Notes
Bay of Ayre Orkney Kirkwall 58°53′37″N 2°54′54″W
Bay of Berstane Orkney Kirkwall 58°58′47″N 2°55′00″W
Bay of Carness Orkney Kirkwall 59°00′36″N 2°55′21″W
Bay of Cornquoy Orkney St Mary's, Orkney 58°52′30″N 2°50′16″W
Bay of Deepdale Orkney Kirkwall 58°55′22″N 2°57′22″W
Bay of Firth Orkney Kirkwall 59°00′32″N 3°05′24″W [1]
Bay of Ireland Orkney Stromness 58°58′06″N 3°14′55″W [2]
Bay of Isbister Orkney Isbister 59°02′32″N 3°02′36″W [1]
Bay of Kirkwall Orkney Tankerness 58°59′56″N 2°57′59″W
Bay of Latherbare Orkney Tankerness 58°58′58″N 2°47′42″W
Bay of Lea Taing Orkney Tankerness 58°58′49″N 2°47′31″W
Bay of Navershaw Orkney Stromness 58°57′45″N 3°16′18″W [2]
Bay of Hinderayre Orkney Gorseness 59°03′33″N 3°00′13″W
Bay of Houton Orkney Houton 58°54′54″N 3°11′13″W
Bay of Meil Orkney Kirkwall 58°59′45″N 2°54′12″W
Bay of Myre Orkney Houton 58°55′03″N 3°10′24″W
Bay of Puldrite Orkney 59°03′00″N 3°00′33″W
Bay of Sandber Orkney St Mary's, Orkney 58°53′27″N 2°55′25″W
Bay of Sandoyne Orkney St Mary's, Orkney 58°54′06″N 2°56′10″W
Bay of Semolie Orkney St Mary's, Orkney 58°53′10″N 2°49′02″W
Bay of Skaill Orkney Quoyloo 59°03′12″N 3°20′37″W
Bay of Suckquoy Orkney Tankerness 58°55′15″N 2°49′29″W [3]
Bay of Weyland Orkney Kirkwall 58°59′28″N 2°57′03″W
Bay of Work Orkney Kirkwall 59°00′05″N 2°54′30″W
Billia Croo Orkney Stromness 58°58′23″N 3°21′17″W
Bight of Mousland Orkney Stromness 58°59′31″N 3°21′47″W
Birsay Bay Orkney Birsay 59°07′35″N 3°19′54″W
Bor Wick Orkney Stromness 59°01′52″N 3°21′18″W
Clivie Bay Orkney Upper Sanday 58°54′24″N 2°47′38″W
Cumminess Bay Orkney Stromness 58°58′17″N 3°14′33″W
Den Wick Orkney Skaill 58°58′03″N 2°43′58″W
Dingyshowe Bay Orkney Upper Sanday 58°54′51″N 2°47′05″W
Hangie Bay Orkney Tankerness 58°58′35″N 2°47′36″W
Hamnavoe Orkney Stromness 58°57′55″N 3°17′32″W
Howes Wick Orkney St Mary's, Orkney 58°53′17″N 2°51′00″W
Inganess Bay Orkney Kirkwall 58°58′17″N 2°52′24″W [4]
Mar Wick Orkney Birsay 59°05′51″N 3°21′02″W
Newark Bay Orkney Snippigar 58°55′16″N 2°44′48″W
Orphir Bay Orkney Houton 58°55′09″N 3°09′23″W
Rack Wick Orkney Stromness 58°58′06″N 3°21′21″W
Roanaby Orkney Stromness 58°56′15″N 2°42′48″W
Sailhouse Bay Orkney Stromness 58°56′43″N 3°14′13″W
Sandside Bay Orkney 58°56′38″N 2°42′32″W
Scapa Bay Orkney Kirkwall 58°56′55″N 2°59′28″W
St Mary's Bay Orkney St Mary's, Orkney 58°53′15″N 2°54′48″W
St Peter's Bay Orkney Upper Sanday 58°55′28″N 2°48′12″W
St Peter's Pool Orkney Upper Sanday 58°55′21″N 2°47′30″W
Swanbister Bay Orkney Swanbister 58°55′36″N 3°06′32″W [5]
Taracliff Bay Orkney Upper Sanday 58°54′55″N 2°46′41″W
The Spord Orkney Quoyloo 59°04′40″N 3°20′58″W
Waulkmill Bay Orkney Swanbister 58°56′11″N 3°04′36″W [5]
Warebeth Orkney Stromness 58°57′29″N 3°20′01″W
Wass Wick Orkney 59°04′54″N 3°01′25″W
Wood Wick Orkney 59°05′53″N 3°03′13″W

South Ronaldsay
Name County Nearest Town Coordinates Notes
Barswick Orkney Mossetter 58°45′45″N 2°59′01″W
Bur Wick Orkney Greamston 58°43′54″N 2°57′53″W
Dam of Hoxa Orkney St Margaret's Hope 58°49′47″N 2°59′30″W
Gill Bay Orkney St Margaret's Hope 58°50′07″N 2°58′17″W
Hoston Bay Orkney Lower Olad 58°46′10″N 2°58′48″W
Hune Bay Orkney Sandwick 58°46′26″N 2°58′53″W
Manse Bay Orkney St Margaret's Hope 58°48′43″N 2°54′24″W
Newark Bay Orkney Mossetter 58°47′56″N 2°55′15″W
Oyce of Herston Orkney St Margaret's Hope 58°48′16″N 2°59′24″W
Oyce of Quindry Orkney St Margaret's Hope 58°48′48″N 2°59′17″W
Pool of Cletts Orkney Cletts 58°48′00″N 2°55′15″W
Sand Wick Orkney St Margaret's Hope 58°47′03″N 2°59′10″W
St Margaret's Hope Orkney St Margaret's Hope 58°49′57″N 2°57′12″W
Widewall Bay Orkney St Margaret's Hope 58°49′08″N 3°00′29″W
Wind Wick Orkney Mossetter 58°46′07″N 2°56′05″W

Westray
Name County Nearest Town Coordinates Notes
Bay of Brough Orkney Pierowall 59°18′43″N 2°57′17″W
Bay of Cubbigeo Orkney Skelwick 59°16′24″N 2°54′38″W
Bay of Cleat Orkney Pierowall 59°18′28″N 2°55′50″W
Bay of Havey Orkney Sskelwick 59°17′58″N 2°53′53″W
Bay of Kirbist Orkney Pierowall 59°16′19″N 3°00′35″W
Bay of Noup Orkney Pierowall 59°19′49″N 3°01′29″W
Bay of Pierowall Orkney Pierowall 59°19′17″N 2°58′11″W
Bay of Skaill Orkney Pierowall 59°20′37″N 2°57′07″W
Bay of Swartmill Orkney Skelwick 59°18′10″N 2°54′52″W
Bay of Tafts Orkney Skelwick 59°15′05″N 2°52′58″W
Bay of Tuquoy Orkney Skelwick 59°16′44″N 2°56′29″W
Bight of Stangerhead Orkney Rapness 59°16′09″N 2°51′41″W
Hooro Nev Orkney Pierowall 59°17′10″N 3°01′08″W
Monivey Orkney Pierowall 59°19′04″N 3°03′22″W
Rack Wick Orkney Pierowall 59°20′12″N 2°59′12″W
Rack Wick Orkney Skelwick 59°16′08″N 2°52′43″W
Skel Wick Orkney Skelwick 59°17′36″N 2°53′19″W
The Vian Orkney Rackwick 59°21′21″N 2°56′41″W

See also

References
  1. Center, United States Defense Mapping Agency Hydrographic (1976). Sailing Directions (enroute) for Scotland (1st ed.). Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic Center. p. 331.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
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