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About Laminess

Laminess is a small settlement on Sanday in the northern Orkneys, reached by ferry from Kirkwall on the Mainland. The island's single-track roads connect scattered communities, with most local journeys under 10km. Sanday Airport offers limited inter-island flights. The settlement sits near Start Point, where remarkable sand dunes extend into the North Sea forming one of Orkney's most distinctive coastal features.

Where is Laminess on the map?

Laminess is in Scotland, at 59.221, -2.668 - about 6 km south-west of Broughtown.

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The closest airport to Laminess is Sanday Airport, 9 km (about 11 min by car). Other airports nearby: Eday Airport, Stronsay Airport.

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