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About Marwick

Marwick perches on Orkney's west coast near Birsay, where Atlantic winds meet dramatic clifftops. The A967 provides the main access from Kirkwall (25km) via Finstown and Dounby, or from Stromness (15km) heading north. The area hosts the Marwick Head RSPB reserve, home to thousands of seabirds including one of Scotland's largest mainland gannet colonies nesting on 60-metre sandstone cliffs.

Where is Marwick on the map?

Marwick is in Scotland, at 59.103, -3.340 - about 18 km north-west of Bimbister.

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The closest airport to Marwick is Kirkwall Airport, 39 km (about 41 min by car). Other airports nearby: Eday Airport, Sanday Airport.

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