Rackwick Bay

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Rackwick Bay is a dramatic, sandy and rocky bay on the island of Hoy in Orkney, Scotland, known for its towering cliffs, powerful seas, and remote, scenic landscape.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Rackwick Bay canonical 4
Doniford Bay 1
Waulkmill Bay area 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bay ⓘ
coastal landform ⓘ
archipelago Orkney ⓘ
linked to: Orkney Islands
coastType north Atlantic coast ⓘ
conservationStatus part of sensitive natural environment area ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
hasAccess single-track road from Moaness (Hoy) ⓘ
hasEnvironment Atlantic maritime climate ⓘ
hasGeology Old Red Sandstone cliffs ⓘ
hasHazard exposed weather conditions ⓘ
strong seas ⓘ
hasLandscapeFeature dramatic coastline ⓘ
powerful seas ⓘ
remote landscape ⓘ
rocky shore ⓘ
sandy beach ⓘ
scenic views ⓘ
towering cliffs ⓘ
hasNearbyFeature Old Man of Hoy ⓘ
St John’s Head ⓘ
hasNearbySettlement Rackwick ⓘ
hasRecreationRestriction swimming often dangerous due to strong waves ⓘ
knownFor dramatic scenery ⓘ
high sea cliffs ⓘ
natural beauty ⓘ
powerful waves ⓘ
remoteness ⓘ
locatedIn Hoy ⓘ
North Sea ⓘ
Northern Isles ⓘ
Orkney ⓘ
linked to: Orkney Islands

Orkney Islands ⓘ
locatedOnIsland Hoy ⓘ
partOf Island of Hoy coastline ⓘ
region Scottish Highlands and Islands ⓘ
tourismType remote tourism destination ⓘ
usedFor hiking ⓘ
landscape photography ⓘ
nature observation ⓘ
walking ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rackwick → overlooks → Rackwick Bay ⓘ
Ward Hill → near → Rackwick Bay ⓘ
Orphir → parishIncludes → Waulkmill Bay area ⓘ
linked to: Rackwick Bay
Rackwick bothy → near → Rackwick Bay ⓘ
island of Hoy → hasLandmark → Rackwick Bay ⓘ
West Quantoxhead → hasNearbyFeature → Doniford Bay ⓘ
linked to: Rackwick Bay