Thomson’s Hill (Fara)
Thomson’s Hill (Fara) is a hill in Orkney Islands, Scotland and has an elevation of 138 feet. Thomson’s Hill (Fara) is situated nearby to the locality Braid Point, as well as near Peat Point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fara and Scapa Flow Museum.
Fara
Island
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Fara is a small island in Orkney, Scotland, lying in Scapa Flow between the islands of Flotta and Hoy. It has been uninhabited since the 1960s. The island’s name is used as a house name at Stromness Primary School, the other houses being Cava, Rysa, and Switha…
Scapa Flow Museum
Museum
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Scapa Flow Museum is a war museum in Lyness on the Island of Hoy, Orkney, Scotland. Housed within a refurbished Romney hut and oil fuel pump house at the former Lyness royal naval base HMS Proserpine, the museum charts the history of Orkney's involvement in World War I and World War II.
Risa
Islet
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Rysa Little, commonly referred to as Rysa, is an uninhabited island in the Orkney archipelago in Scotland. It is approximately 32 hectares in area, and rises to 20 metres above sea level. Risa is situated 1½ miles northwest of Thomson’s Hill (Fara).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lyness and Whome.
Lyness
Village
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Lyness is a village on the east coast of the island of Hoy, Orkney, Scotland. The village is within the parish of Walls and Flotta, and is situated at the junction of the B9047 and B9048. Lyness is situated 1½ miles southwest of Thomson’s Hill (Fara).
Whome
Village
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Whome is the largest settlement on the Orkney island of Flotta, Scotland. The village is situated on the B9046, the main road across Flotta. Views from Whome look across Pan Hope, to the Flotta oil terminal across the bay. Whome is situated 2½ miles southeast of Thomson’s Hill (Fara).
Point of Hackness
Locality
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Point of Hackness is a locality, which is situated 2½ miles south of Thomson’s Hill (Fara).
Thomson’s Hill (Fara)
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 138 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.8445° or 58° 50′ 40″ northLongitude
-3.16816° or 3° 10′ 5″ westElevation
138 feet (42 metres)Open location code
9CCRRRVJ+QPGeoNames ID
12088977
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Braid Point and Peat Point.
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