Swanbister House

Swanbister House is a house in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Swanbister House is situated nearby to Orphir, Free Church, as well as near the peak Ward Hill.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Orphir, Free Church and SMS Cöln.

Orphir, Free Church

Church

Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Orphir, Free Church is situated 3,300 feet northwest of Swanbister House.

SMS Cöln was a light cruiser in the German Kaiserliche Marine, the second to bear this name, after her predecessor SMS Cöln had been lost in the Battle of Heligoland Bight. SMS Cöln is situated 2½ miles south of Swanbister House.

Ward Hill

Peak

Photo: Rod Richmond, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ward Hill is a peak, which is situated 2 miles northwest of Swanbister House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Orphir and Houton.

Orphir

Village

Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Orphir is a parish and settlement on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is approximately 9 miles southwest of Kirkwall, and comprises a seaboard tract of about 7 by 3+1⁄2 mi, and includes Cava and the Holm of Houton.

Houton

Village

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Houton is a settlement 5 miles southeast of Stromness on the island of Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Orphir, and is situated on a minor road off the A964. Houton is situated 2½ miles west of Swanbister House.

Stenness

Photo: Nachosan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Stenness is a small, scattered village in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, on the A965 main road between Kirkwall and Stromness. It has several UNESCO World Heritage Listed neolithic sights: the Stones, Maeshowe and Ring of Brodgar, with Skara Brae a few miles further north.

Swanbister House

Type: House
Categories: residential building and building
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.93005° or 58° 55′ 48″ north

Longitude

-3.12965° or 3° 7′ 47″ west

Elevation

75 feet (23 metres)

Open location code

9CCRWVJC+24

GeoNames ID

12095347

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