Millquoy

Millquoy

Millquoy is a village located 0.25 miles (0.40 km) outside Finstown, on Mainland, Orkney, by the old mill. The term quoy, meaning waste ground, would seem to refer to the area of ground next to the old mill race, on which the cottages have been built.

Coordinates: 59°00′36″N 3°07′32″W / 59.01°N 3.12556°W / 59.01; -3.12556



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