Whitemill Bay, Orkney Islands

Whitemill Point, Sanday, Orkney

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The name Whitemill is derived from the old Norse word melr which means sandbank. There are extensive sand dunes backing onto Whitemill Bay to the west of the point.

Uploaded to Geograph by Claire Pegrum on 14 June 2013

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