Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "Sandwick (Old Norse: Sandvík, meaning "Sand Bay") is a parish on the west coast of the Mainland of Orkney in Scotland 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Stromness.The coast, except at the small sandy bay (whence the parish's name) consists of cavernous cliffs, from 100–200 ft, and includes a lofty natural arch called the hole of Rowe, and is much flanked by insulated pillar-rocks.The interior is much diversified, and comprises both a large aggregate of flat arable land, and a considerable extent of hilly ground, partly more than 300 ft high.The chief residence is Skaill House, and chief antiquities include numerous tumuli, a vitrified cairn, a remarkable cromlech, a remnant of a very large stone circle, five Norse forts, and the ruins of Sunsgar castle. Notably, Skara Brae and Yesnaby are in this parish. Sandwick is the biggest parish in Orkney."@en }
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- Sandwick,_Orkney abstract "Sandwick (Old Norse: Sandvík, meaning "Sand Bay") is a parish on the west coast of the Mainland of Orkney in Scotland 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Stromness.The coast, except at the small sandy bay (whence the parish's name) consists of cavernous cliffs, from 100–200 ft, and includes a lofty natural arch called the hole of Rowe, and is much flanked by insulated pillar-rocks.The interior is much diversified, and comprises both a large aggregate of flat arable land, and a considerable extent of hilly ground, partly more than 300 ft high.The chief residence is Skaill House, and chief antiquities include numerous tumuli, a vitrified cairn, a remarkable cromlech, a remnant of a very large stone circle, five Norse forts, and the ruins of Sunsgar castle. Notably, Skara Brae and Yesnaby are in this parish. Sandwick is the biggest parish in Orkney.".