Sandwick ( , Pedersen, Roy (January 1992) Orkneyjar ok Katanes (map, Inverness, Nevis Print) meaning "Sand Bay") is a parish on the west coast of the Mainland of Orkney in Scotland Wilson, Rev. John The Gazetteer of Scotland (Edinburgh, 1882) Published by W. & A.K. Johnstone 4 miles north of Stromness.