Dounby
| Dounby | |
 The Smithfield Hotel stands at the crossroads where the A986 and B9057 meet |
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 Dounby
Dounby shown within Orkney |
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| OS grid reference | HY290207 |
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| Civil parish | Birsay |
| Council area | Orkney Islands |
| Lieutenancy area | Orkney Islands |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ORKNEY |
| Postcode district | KW17 |
| Dialling code | 01856 |
| Police | Scottish |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
| UK Parliament | Orkney and Shetland |
| Scottish Parliament | Orkney |
Coordinates: 59°04′05″N 3°13′52″W / 59.068°N 3.231°W
Dounby (UK /ˈduːnbiː/) is a village on Mainland in Orkney, in the north of Scotland.
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 The County show is always the 2nd Saturday in August.
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- 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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