Description The Bay of Skaill, Marwick Bay, and Birsay Bay form openings in the high sandstone cliffs of Orkney\'s Atlantic coast.
The coastline of Orkney\'s North-West Mainland is recognized worldwide as a location of exceptional Archaeological importance, dominated by the Neolithic world heritage site of Skara Brae, and the Vi.
These west-facing bays have long been favored locations for settlement, with access to the ocean, to fresh water, to land and to resources for cultivation.
Description The Bay of Skaill, Marwick Bay, and Birsay Bay form openings in the high sandstone cliffs of Orkney\'s Atlantic coast