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 image Notes Echnaloch Bay Burray village Weddell Bay Burray village
Calf of Eday
Name Nearest Town Coordinates image Notes Pernealy Bay
Calf of Flotta The small island of Calf of Flotta has no bays.
Cava The small island of Cava has no bays.
Copinsay
Name Nearest Town Coordinates image Notes South Bay North Bay Bight of Hamnavo
Damsay The small island in the Bay of Firth in Mainland has no bays.
Eday
Name Nearest Town Coordinates image Notes Bay of Backaland Calfsound Bay of Carrick Calfsound Bay of Doomy Calfsound Bay of Greentoft Calfsound Bay of Icevay Calfsound Bay of London Calfsound Bay of Newark Calfsound Bight of Milldale Calfsound Cusbay Calfsound Fersness Bay Calfsound Mill Bay Calfsound Sealskerry Bay Calfsound Whitemaw Bay Calfsound
Egilsay
Name Nearest Town Coordinates image Notes Bay of Skaill Bay of Vady
Eynhallow The small island of Eynhallow has no bays.
Fara
Name Nearest Town Coordinates image Notes Peat Bay
Faray
Name Nearest Town Coordinates image Notes Bight of Sandbister
Flotta
Name Nearest Town Coordinates image Notes Kirk Bay Pan Hope Scat Wick Tween the Wicks
Gairsay
Name Nearest Town Coordinates image Notes Millburn Bay Orkney Russness Bay Orkney
Glimps Holm The island of Glimps Holm in the Holm Sound has no bays.
Graemsay
Name Nearest Town Coordinates image Notes Bay of Sandside Orkney
Helliar Holm The small island of Helliar Holm has no bays.
Holm of Faray
Name Nearest Town Coordinates image Notes Inniens Bay
Holm of Grimbister The small island of Holm of Grimbister off the mainland coast has no bays.
Holm of Huip The small island of Holm of Huip has no bays.
Holm of Papa The small island of Holm of Papa has no bays.
Holm of Scockness The small island of Holm of Scockness has no bays.
Hoy
Name Nearest Town Coordinates image Notes Aith Hope Saltness Bay of Creekland Quoydale Bay of the Stairs Quoydale Bay of the Tongue Quoydale Bay of Quoys Quoydale Chalmers' Hope Quoyness Ha Wick Little Rack Wick Lyrawa Bay Quoyness Mill Bay Lyness North Bay Saltness Ore Bay Lyness Pegal Bay Lyness Rysa Bay Lyness Rackwick Bay Rackwick The Pow Quoydale
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.
Hunda
Name Nearest Town Coordinates image Notes The Hope Orkney
Inner Holm The very small island of Inner Holm has no bays.
Lamb Holm The very small island of Lamb Holm has no bays
Linga Holm The small island of Linga Holm has no bays.
Muckle Green Holm The small island of Muckle Green Holm has no bays.
Muckle Skerry
Name Nearest Town Coordinates image Notes Scartan Bay
North Ronaldsay
Name Nearest Town Coordinates image Notes Bay of Ryasgeo Hollandstoun Bay of Sjaivar Hollandstoun Garso Wick Hollandstoun Lens Wick Hollandstoun Linklet Bay Hollandstoun South Bay Hollandstoun
Orkney Mainland
Name Nearest Town Coordinates image Notes Bay of Ayre Kirkwall Bay of Berstane Kirkwall Bay of Carness Kirkwall Bay of Cornquoy St Mary's, Orkney Bay of Deepdale Kirkwall Bay of Firth Kirkwall Bay of Ireland Stromness Bay of Isbister Isbister Bay of Kirkwall Tankerness Bay of Latherbare Tankerness Bay of Lea Taing Tankerness Bay of Navershaw Stromness Bay of Hinderayre Gorseness Bay of Houton Houton Bay of Meil Kirkwall Bay of Myre Houton Bay of Puldrite Kirkwall Bay of Sandber St Mary's, Orkney Bay of Sandoyne St Mary's, Orkney Bay of Semolie St Mary's, Orkney Bay of Skaill Quoyloo Bay of Suckquoy Tankerness Bay of Weyland Kirkwall Bay of Work Kirkwall Billia Croo Stromness Bight of Mousland Stromness Birsay Bay Birsay Bor Wick Stromness Clivie Bay Upper Sanday Cumminess Bay Stromness Den Wick Skaill Dingyshowe Bay Upper Sanday Hangie Bay Tankerness Hamnavoe Stromness Howes Wick St Mary's, Orkney Inganess Bay Kirkwall Mar Wick Birsay Newark Bay Snippigar Orphir Bay Houton Rack Wick Stromness Roanaby Stromness Sailhouse Bay Stromness Sandside Bay Deerness Scapa Bay Kirkwall St Mary's Bay St Mary's, Orkney St Peter's Bay Upper Sanday St Peter's Pool Upper Sanday Swanbister Bay Swanbister Taracliff Bay Upper Sanday The Spord Quoyloo Waulkmill Bay Swanbister Warebeth Stromness Wass Wick Wood Wick
Papa Stronsay
Name Nearest Town Coordinates image Notes Bight of Stackaback
Papa Westray
Name Nearest Town Coordinates image Notes Bay of Burland Bay of Hookin Bay of Moclett North Wick South Wick
Rousay
Name Nearest Town Coordinates image Notes Bay of Ham Sourin Bay of Moaness Frotoft Bay of Swandro Frotoft Bay of Westness Frotoft Saviskaill Bay Sourin
Rysa Little The small island of Rysa Little has no bays.
Sanday
Name Nearest Town Coordinates image Notes Backaskail Bay Backaskail Bay of Brough Lady Bay of Lopness Northwall Bay of Newark Lady Bay of Sandquoy Northwall Bay of Sowerdie Northwall Bay of Stove Stove Bay of Tresness Lady Bay of Wheevi Northwall Bight of Lotheran Northwall Braes Wick Lady Kettletoft Bay Lady Otters Wick Lady Pool Bay Lady Roos Wick Burness Scuthvie Bay Northwall Sty Wick Lady Whitemill Bay Burness
Shapinsay
Name Nearest Town Coordinates image Notes Bay of Crook Balfour Bay of Furrowend Balfour Bay of Linton Balfour Bay of Sandgarth Balfour Elwick Bay Balfour Innsker Balfour Veantrow Bay Balfour
South Ronaldsay
Name Nearest Town Coordinates image Notes Barswick Mossetter Bur Wick Greamston Dam of Hoxa St Margaret's Hope Gill Bay St Margaret's Hope Hoston Bay Lower Olad Hune Bay Sandwick Manse Bay St Margaret's Hope Newark Bay Mossetter Oyce of Herston St Margaret's Hope Oyce of Quindry St Margaret's Hope Pool of Cletts Cletts Sand Wick St Margaret's Hope St Margaret's Hope St Margaret's Hope Widewall Bay St Margaret's Hope Wind Wick Mossetter
South Walls
Name Nearest Town Coordinates image Notes Kirk Hope Hackness Myre Bay Hackness North Bay Wyng
Start Point The small tidal island of Start Point has no bays.
Stronsay
Name Nearest Town Coordinates image Notes Bay of Bomasty Whitehall Bay of Franks Whitehall Bight of Aith Whitehall Bight of Baywest Whitehall Bight of Doonatown Whitehall Bay of Holland Whitehall Bay of Houseby Whitehall Bight of Matpow Whitehall Bight of Scarma Whitehall Mill Bay Whitehall Odin Bay Whitehall Oyce of Huip Whitehall Pow of the Sty Whitehall St Catherine's Bay Whitehall
Switha
Name Nearest Town Coordinates image Notes The Pool
Sweyn Holm The small island of Sweyn Holm has no bays.
Swona
Name Nearest Town Coordinates image Notes The Brook
Westray
Name Nearest Town Coordinates image Notes Bay of Brough Pierowall Bay of Cubbigeo Skelwick Bay of Cleat Pierowall Bay of Havey Skelwick Bay of Kirbist Pierowall Bay of Noup Pierowall Bay of Pierowall Pierowall Bay of Skaill Pierowall Bay of Swartmill Skelwick Bay of Tafts Skelwick Bay of Tuquoy Skelwick Bight of Stangerhead Rapness Hooro Nev Pierowall Monivey Pierowall Rack Wick Pierowall Rack Wick Skelwick Skel Wick Skelwick The Vian Rackwick
Wyre
Name Nearest Town Coordinates image Notes Bay of Bergeben Bay of Cott Bay of Stromnesstaing Bay of Whelkmulli
See also List of bays of Scotland List of bays of the Inner Hebrides List of bays of the Outer Hebrides List of bays of the Firth of Clyde List of bays of the Shetland Islands
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