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.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Peter’s Church and Sorquoy,standing stone,Papley.

St Peter’s Church

Church

Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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″ north

Longitude

-2.91669° or 2° 55′ 0″ west

Open location code

9CCVR32M+F8

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12609897432

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames 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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