Castles · Scottish Islands
Veantrow Bay
Veantrow Bay in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
Peter Amsden — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Veantrow Bay is a place of interest in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Veantro Bay is a bay on the northwest coast of Shapinsay in the Orkney Islands, Scotland. At the head of the bay is a large stone, thought to be associated with Viking settlement of Shapinsay, known as the Odin's Stone. It has been suggested that prehistoric man on Shapinsay, who inhabited Castle Bloody and Burroughston Broch, would have exploited the seafood resources of Lairo Water, an ayre at Veantro Bay. In 2005, the Orkney Community Councils opposed an application for a fish farm on Veantro Bay citing environmental concerns and competition with local fishermen.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 59.0667, -2.8667
Sources
- wikidata: Q7917698 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Veantro Bay (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Veantrow Bay?
- Veantrow Bay is in Scottish Islands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 59.0667°, -2.8667°.
- Is Veantrow Bay wheelchair accessible?
- Partially — OpenStreetMap notes limited wheelchair access at Veantrow Bay. Check ahead for specific facilities.