Ward Hill

Ward Hill is a hill on the island of in . It lies at the north of the island between Moaness and , and is the highest point in both Orkney and the Scottish Northern Isles at an elevation of 481 m.
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  • Peak rising to 1,578 feet (481 metres)
  • …is also known as “Ward Hill, Hoy”
  • Description: hill on the island of Hoy, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cuilags and Dwarfie Stane.
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is a peak.
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The is a megalithic chambered tomb…
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is a museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rora Head and Stromness.
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is a locality.
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is a port on the Mainland of the , with a population of roughly 2200.
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is a locality, which is situated 5 miles northeast of Ward Hill.

Ward Hill

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Latitude
58.90043° or 58° 54′ 2″ north
Longitude
-3.34057° or 3° 20′ 26″ west
Open location code
9CCRWM25+5Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 612578114
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
2634786
Wiki­data ID
Q2916345

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Ward Hill” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Ward Hill”
  • Catalan: “Ward Hill”
  • Cebuano: “Ward Hill (bukid sa Hiniusang Gingharian, Scotland, Orkney Islands, lat 58,90, long -3,33)”
  • Cebuano: “Ward Hill”
  • Dutch: “Ward Hill”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل وارد هيل”
  • French: “Ward Hill”
  • Galician: “Ward Hill”
  • Hebrew: “גבעת וורד”
  • Indonesian: “Ward Hill, Hoy”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ward Hill”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ward Hill på Hoy”
  • Norwegian: “Ward Hill”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Ward Hill”
  • Spanish: “Ward Hill”
  • Swedish: “Ward Hill”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sandy Loch and Hoy Kirk Heritage Centre.

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