St Andrews, Orkney

For other uses, see St Andrews (disambiguation).

Disused grain mill at Tankerness

St Andrews is a parish in Mainland, Orkney. It is located east of the town of Kirkwall and the parish of St Ola and lies north of Holm and west of Deerness.^[1] The settlements of Tankerness, Toab and Foubister are in the parish, as is Kirkwall Airport.

Saint Andrews is on the east side of Mainland,^[2] and extends from the eastern boundary of Kirkwall parish to the sea, and includes the island of Kirkholm.^[2]

The land is mostly flat, but has diversities of surface, and rises nowhere higher than 350 ft.^[2] The coast includes both sandy beach and precipitous rock, and has a large sea cavern.^[2]

For certain purposes, St Andrews and Deerness have been united.^[2]

References

↑ "St Andrews" The Orcadian. Retrieved 19 April 2008.
1 2 3 4 5 Wilson, Rev. John The Gazetteer of Scotland (Edinburgh, 1882) Published by W. & A.K. Johnstone

Orkney

List of Orkney islands

Inhabited islands	Mainland Auskerry Burray Eday Egilsay Flotta Gairsay Graemsay Holm of Grimbister Hoy Inner Holm North Ronaldsay Papa Stronsay Papa Westray Rousay Sanday Shapinsay South Ronaldsay South Walls Stronsay Westray Wyre

Other islands	Eynhallow Helliar Holm Lamb Holm Switha Swona North West islands North East islands South West islands South East islands

Towns and villages	Kirkwall Balfour Dounby Finstown Houton Longhope Lyness Pierowall St Margaret's Hope Stromness Whitehall

Mainland parishes	Birsay Deerness Evie Firth Harray Holm Kirkwall Orphir Rendall St Andrews St Ola Sandwick Stenness Stromness

Topics	Prehistory History Geology Scapa Flow

Coordinates: 58°57′26″N 2°51′45″W / 58.95722°N 2.86250°W / 58.95722; -2.86250

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