Vestra Fiold
Vestra Fiold is a peak in Orkney Islands, Scotland and has an elevation of 423 feet. Vestra Fiold is situated nearby to the locality Yonbell, as well as near the hamlet Quoyloo.Places of Interest
Highlights include Skara Brae and Skaill House.
Skara Brae
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Skara Brae is a stone-built Neolithic settlement, located on the Bay of Skaill in the parish of Sandwick, on the west coast of Mainland, the largest island in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland.
Skaill House
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Skaill House is a historic manor house in Sandwick parish on Mainland, the largest of the Orkney Islands, Scotland. The house overlooks the Neolithic site, Skara Brae, and the Bay of Skaill.
Loch of Skaill
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The Loch of Skaill is a small somewhat triangular, freshwater loch in the parish of Sandwick, Orkney on Mainland Orkney, Scotland. It lies 0.5 mi south east of the Bay of Skaill close to Skaill House and the World Heritage neolithic site Skara Brae.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Twatt and Birsay.
Twatt
Village
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Twatt is a settlement in the parish of Birsay on the Mainland of Orkney, Scotland. It was previously the location of RNAS Twatt, from 1940–1949. Twatt is situated at the junction of the A986 and the A967.
Birsay
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Birsay is a small village on the north coast of Orkney Mainland. It's the site of the ruined Earl's Palace, and just offshore is the Brough of Birsay with medieval Norse remains.
Dounby
Village
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Dounby is a village on Mainland in Orkney, in the north of Scotland. Dounby village is situated at the crossroads of what are now the A986 and B9057, and has grown close to the meeting point of the three parishes of Sandwick, Birsay and Harray.
Vestra Fiold
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 423 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
59.07956° or 59° 4′ 46″ northLongitude
-3.32654° or 3° 19′ 36″ westElevation
423 feet (129 metres)Open location code
9CFR3MHF+R9OpenStreetMap ID
node 3407069716OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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“Vestra Fiold” goes by many names.
- Scottish Gaelic: “Vestra Fiold”
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