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	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