Sands of Evie from above, with the island Rousay in the background

The Sands of Evie is a sandy beach landform near the village of Evie on Mainland Orkney, Scotland, protected by the Point of Hellia headland.[1] This beach forms the southern boundary of Aikerness Bay, an element of Eynhallow Sound. Immediately to the east is Gurness, a rather well preserved Iron Age broch. A Pictish slab was discovered on the Sands of Evie in 1967 and is now housed in Orkney Museum.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ UK Ordnance Survey Map Landranger map, Orkney, 1:50,000 scale (2002)
  2. ↑ Pictish Symbol Stones from Orkney
  3. ↑ Orkney Pictish stones

59°07′10″N 3°05′20″W / 59.1195°N 3.0888°W / 59.1195; -3.0888


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