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.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,578 feet
  • Description: hill on the island of Hoy, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Ward Hill, Hoy”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cuilags and Dwarfie Stane.

Peak
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is a peak.

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The is a megalithic chambered tomb carved out of a titanic block of Devonian Old Red Sandstone located in a steep-sided glaciated valley between the settlements of Quoys and on , an island in , Scotland.

Museum
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is a museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rora Head and Stromness.

Locality
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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. To the Vikings, Straumsnes meant the headland just south, where a fierce tide rips between Scapa Flow and the Atlantic; get past that and you came safely into Hamnavoe or "peaceful harbour" where the town now stands.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 5 miles northeast of Ward Hill.

Ward Hill

Latitude
58.90043° or 58° 54′ 2″ north
Longitude
-3.34057° or 3° 20′ 26″ west
Elevation
1,578 feet (481 metres)
Open location code
9CCRWM25+5Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 612578114
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
2634786
Wiki­data ID
Q2916345
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Satellite Map

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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”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Quoyawa and Howes of Quoyawa.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sandy Loch and Hoy Kirk Heritage Centre.

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