Pierowall
Pierowall is a village of Westray in the Orkney Islands, off the coast of the northern Scottish mainland. The village is the island's largest settlement and lies near its northern end, around Pierowall Bay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: David Wyatt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lady Kirk and Links of Noltland.
Lady Kirk
Church
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The Lady Kirk at Pierowall is a ruined 17th-century church on the island of Westray, in Orkney, Scotland. The church was built in 1674, on the foundations of the 13th-century church.
Links of Noltland
Archaeological site
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Links of Noltland is a large prehistoric settlement located on the north coast of the island of Westray in Orkney, Scotland. The extensive ruins includes several late Neolithic and early Bronze Age dwellings and is place of discovery of the Westray Wife figurine, uncovered during an excavation in 2009.
Knowe of Queen o‘ Howe, broch, Westray
Archaeological site
Photo: AakBurbage, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Knowe of Queen o‘ Howe, broch, Westray is an archaeological site.
Pierowall
- Type: Village with 563 residents
- Description: village on the island of Westray, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.3187° or 59° 19′ 7″ northLongitude
-2.99045° or 2° 59′ 26″ westPopulation
563Elevation
26 feet (8 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB PIEOpen location code
9CFV8295+FROpenStreetMap ID
node 611665523OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Russian—“Pierowall” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Pierowall”
- Dutch: “Pierowall”
- French: “Pierowall”
- Greek: “Πήρογουολ”
- Russian: “Пироволл”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as The Links and Broughton.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Swimming Pool and Gospel Hall.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Pierowall”. Photo: David Wyatt, CC BY-SA 2.0.