What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in Orkney Islands.
A sea cave formed by wave action on Jurassic sandstone; the "Horse of Copinsay" is a prominent rock formation on the island of Copinsay in the Orkney archipelago. The cave's name suggests a human-modified or deliberately shaped entrance, though no archaeological remains or folklore are widely documented.
Places near here
Horse of CopinsayIslet · 46 yd
CopinsaySheepfold (post Medieval) · 1292 yd
Summit ridge on Island of CopinsayIsland · 1587 yd.jpg?width=1280)
Copinsay LighthouseLighthouse (20th Century) · 1.1 mi
Copinsay Farm, CopinsayMidden(s) (period Unknown) · 1.2 mi
Black HolmCist (early Bronze Age), Cremation(s) (early Bronze Age) · 1.8 mi
Boulder storm beachBeach · 2.1 mi
Boulder beachBeach · 2.5 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 3.1 mi
Deerness DistilleryHeritage attraction · 3.6 mi
The Chapel on the Brough of DeernessVisitor information · 4.1 mi
BreckanNo Class (event) (period Unknown) · 4.1 miOther information
Photo: Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0