Ward Hill
Ward Hill is a peak in Orkney Islands, Scotland and has an elevation of 883 feet. Ward Hill is situated nearby to the locality Meadow of Akla, as well as near Burgir.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Rod Richmond, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Orphir, Free Church and Hall of Clestrain.
Hall of Clestrain
Historic building
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The Hall of Clestrain is a house in the parish of Orphir, Orkney, Scotland. The house was the birthplace of the explorer John Rae in 1813. Currently derelict, the house became a listed building in 1971.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Orphir and Hangaback.
Orphir
Village
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Orphir is a parish and settlement on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is approximately 9 miles southwest of Kirkwall, and comprises a seaboard tract of about 7 by 3+1⁄2 mi, and includes Cava and the Holm of Houton.
Stenness
Photo: Nachosan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stenness is a small, scattered village in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, on the A965 main road between Kirkwall and Stromness. It has several UNESCO World Heritage Listed neolithic sights: the Stones, Maeshowe and Ring of Brodgar, with Skara Brae a few miles further north.
Ward Hill
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 883 feet
- Description: hill in Orphir, on Mainland, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.95404° or 58° 57′ 15″ northLongitude
-3.15742° or 3° 9′ 27″ westElevation
883 feet (269 metres)Open location code
9CCRXR3V+J2OpenStreetMap ID
node 3407037224OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Ward Hill” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ward Hill”
- Dutch: “Ward Hill (kulle i Storbritannien, Skottland, Orkneyöarna, lat 58,95, long -3,15)”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Ward Hill”
- Swedish: “Ward Hill (kulle i Storbritannien, Skottland, Orkneyöarna, lat 58,95, long -3,15)”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Meadow of Akla and Burgir.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Akla and Mid Hill.
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