Otterswick
About Otterswick
Otterswick sits on Sanday, within Orkney Islands. Local places nearby include Lady just 817 m East South East, Broughtown lying 2.4 km West South West, Whitehall Village just 13.3 km South, Rapness only 17.5 km West and Pierowall around 25.7 km West North West. Other countryside settlements include Overbister, Kettletoft, Burness and Newark.
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The details shown here use OS, ONS and OSM data provided under open licence.
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Local Map

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Location Summary
- Otterswick is located in Orkney Islands
- Administrative Area: Orkney Islands
- Ceremonial County: Orkney Islands
- Historic County: Orkney Islands
- Region & Country: Scotland / Scotland
- Island: Sanday
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Nearby Towns & Cities
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Nearby Localities
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Smaller Settlements
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Other places with this name
- Otterswick, Shetland Islands
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Beaches
- Cata Sand
- East Sand
- Noust of Ayre
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Parks
- Ferry Muir
- Fountain Green
- Kinnoull Hill Woodland Park
- West Green
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Woods
- Heathshield Wood
- Hoy Forest
- Stroupster Forest
- Tothel Gill Forest
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Hills
- Fea Hill
- Gallow Hill
- Gump of Spurness
- Hammerbrake Hill
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Lakes
- Bea Loch
- Loch of Baasley
- Quivals Loch
- Roos Loch
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Waterfalls
- An t-Eas
- Easan na Buaile
- Forsan
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Headlands
- Els Ness
- Ness of Brough
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Islands
- Holm of Elsness
- Sanday
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Wetlands
- Russ Ness
- Mid Holm
- Iver Stye
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Health Services
- The Balfour
- Dunbar Hospital
- Pentland View Nursing Home
- Seaview House
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Education
- Sanday Junior High School
- Stronsay Junior High School
- University of the Highlands and Islands
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Train Stations
- Thurso
- Wick
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Bus Stations
- Kirkwall Bus Station
- Viking Bus Station
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Coach Stations
- Newcastle Coach Station
- Gateshead Interchange
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Ferry Terminals
- Sanday Ferry Terminal
- North Ronaldsay Ferry Terminal
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Airports
- London Airport
- Kirkwall Airport
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Airfields
- Sanday Airport
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Heliports
- Glasgow City Heliport
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Harbours
- Kirkwall Harbour
- Stromness Harbour