Kirkhouse Point
Kirkhouse Point is a locality in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Kirkhouse Point is situated nearby to the locality The Grud, as well as near West Quoy.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Peter’s Church and Sorquoy,standing stone,Papley.
Sorquoy,standing stone,Papley
Archaeological site
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sorquoy,standing stone,Papley is an archaeological site.
Ward Hill
Peak
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ward Hill is a peak, which is situated 1½ miles southwest of Kirkhouse Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grim Ness and Saint Margaret’s Hope.
Grim Ness
Locality
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grimness is a cliff-girt headland on the island of South Ronaldsay, in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland. It is located between Honeysgeo and Skipi Geo and rises to a height of 34 metres above sea level. Grim Ness is situated 2 miles northeast of Kirkhouse Point.
Saint Margaret’s Hope
Village
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Margaret's Hope is a village in the Orkney Islands, off the north coast of Scotland. It is known locally as The Hope or The Hup. With a population of about 550, it is Orkney's third largest settlement after Kirkwall and Stromness. Saint Margaret’s Hope is situated 2½ miles northwest of Kirkhouse Point.
Sandwick
Locality
Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sandwick is a parish on the west coast of Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, 4 miles north of Stromness. The parish's name derives from the Old Norse Sandvík meaning "Sand Bay". Sandwick is situated 2½ miles southwest of Kirkhouse Point.
Kirkhouse Point
- Type: Locality
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.80113° or 58° 48′ 4″ northLongitude
-2.91669° or 2° 55′ 0″ westOpen location code
9CCVR32M+F8OpenStreetMap ID
node 12609897432OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
2645264
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as The Grud and West Quoy.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Old fishing station and storehouse (C18) and Pictish symbol stone (was part of window sill).
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