Dounby
Dounby (UK: /ˈduːnbiː/) is a village on Mainland in Orkney, in the north of Scotland.
| Dounby | |
|---|---|
 The Smithfield Hotel stands at the crossroads where the A986 and B9057 meet | |
  Dounby Location within Orkney | |
| OS grid reference | HY290207 |
| Civil parish | |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ORKNEY |
| Postcode district | KW17 |
| Dialling code | 01856 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Dounby village is situated at the crossroads of what are now the A986 and B9057,[1][2] 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,[3] 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 in Kirkwall. The County show is always the 2nd Saturday in August.
References
- "A986". Sabre. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- "B9057". Sabre. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- "Co Op Food in Dounby". StoreLocate.co.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dounby. |
- Visit Scotland - Dounby
- Canmore - Dounby, Click Mill site record
- Murray Foote - Dounby Click Mill
- J Heslop-Harrison Autobiography: War Service Part 2 "Dounby"
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