Hill of Miffia
Hill of Miffia is a peak in Orkney Islands, Scotland and has an elevation of 518 feet. Hill of Miffia is situated nearby to the locality Sortopool, as well as near Black Braes.Places of Interest
Highlights include Broch of Borwick.
Broch of Borwick
Archaeological site
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Broch of Borwick is an Iron Age broch located on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is a scheduled monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yesnaby and Cairston.
Yesnaby
Locality
Photo: Renata, Public domain.
Yesnaby is a historic township in Sandwick, on the west coast of Orkney Mainland, Scotland, south of Skara Brae. It is renowned for its spectacular Old Red Sandstone coastal cliff scenery which includes sea stacks, blowholes, geos and frequently boiling seas.
Cairston
Locality
Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cairston is a village on Mainland, in Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Stromness. Within the village is located the Castle of Cairston which is said to have belonged to the House of Gordons, and may have been built in 1152, as contested in a Saga.
Stromness
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.
Hill of Miffia
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 518 feet
- Description: hill on Mainland, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.00097° or 59° 0′ 4″ northLongitude
-3.32963° or 3° 19′ 47″ westElevation
518 feet (158 metres)Open location code
9CFR2M2C+94OpenStreetMap ID
node 2347855513OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
“Hill of Miffia” goes by many names.
- Scottish Gaelic: “Hill of Miffia”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sortopool and Black Braes.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Peerie Hill and Cringla Fiold.
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