Backaland

Human settlement in Scotland
  • Eday and Pharay
Council area
  • Orkney
Lieutenancy area
  • Orkney
CountryScotlandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townORKNEYPostcode districtKW17Dialling code01856PoliceScotlandFireScottishAmbulanceScottish UK Parliament
  • Orkney and Shetland
Scottish Parliament
  • Orkney
List of places
UK
Scotland
59°09′25″N 2°45′32″W / 59.157°N 2.759°W / 59.157; -2.759

Backaland is a settlement on the island of Eday in Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is also within the parish of Eday,[1] and it is located to the south west of the island.[2] Backaland is situated at the southern end of the B9063.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Details of Backaland". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Get-a-map". Ordnance Survey. Archived from the original on 27 July 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  3. ^ "B9063". Sabre. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Backaland.
  • Ports and Harbours of the UK - Backaland (Eday)
  • The Megalithic Portal - Green Farm, Eday
  • The Megalithic Portal - Southside Standing Stone, Eday


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