OS grid reference HY290207 Post town ORKNEY Local time Saturday 12:36 AM | Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district KW17 Dialling code 01856 Civil parish Birsay | |
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Weather 8°C, Wind SE at 14 km/h, 92% Humidity | ||
Dounby ( /ˈduːnbiː/) is a village on Mainland in Orkney, in the north of Scotland.
Map of Dounby, Orkney, UK
Dounby village is situated at the crossroads of what are now the A986 and B9057, and has grown close to the meeting point of the three parishes of Sandwick, Birsay and Harray (mainly lying in Sandwick). It features a Co-operative Food store, a doctor's surgery, pharmacy, care home, pub, post office, hairdressers, church and a community school that serve Birsay, Dounby, Harray, Sandwick, Stenness, and Twatt.
The West Mainland Agricultural Show (commonly called the Dounby Show) occurs here every August on the Thursday before the Orkney County Show The County show is always the 2nd Saturday in August.
References
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