Kame of Hoy

Places of Interest

Old Man of Hoy

Peak

Photo: Dave Wheeler, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Old Man of Hoy is a 137-metre sea stack on Hoy, part of the Orkney archipelago off the north coast of Scotland. Formed from Old Red Sandstone, it is one of the tallest stacks in the United Kingdom. Old Man of Hoy is situated 2½ miles southwest of Kame of Hoy.

Cuilags

Peak

Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cuilags is a peak.

Ward Hill

Peak

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Ward Hill is a hill on the island of Hoy in Orkney, Scotland. It lies at the north of the island between Moaness and Rackwick, and is the highest point in both Orkney and the Scottish Northern Isles at an elevation of 481 m. Ward Hill is situated 2½ miles southeast of Kame of Hoy.

Places in the Area

Rora Head

Locality

Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rora Head is a locality, which is situated 3½ miles south of Kame of Hoy.

Stromness

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Stromness is a port on the Mainland of the Orkney Islands, 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.

Bu‘ Point

Locality

Photo: John Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bu‘ Point is a locality, which is situated 6 miles northeast of Kame of Hoy.

Kame of Hoy

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