The Ward

The Ward is a hill in Orkney Islands, Scotland and has an elevation of 285 feet. The Ward is situated nearby to the locality Steinflett, as well as near The Ness.

Places of Interest

Highlights include The Gloup and St Ninian’s Church, Skaill.

The Gloup

Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Gloup is a collapsed sea cave in the Mull Head Nature Reserve in the islands of Orkney, Scotland. The name derives from the Old Norse "gluppa", meaning a chasm.

Braebuster

House

Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Braebuster is a house, which is situated 2 miles southwest of The Ward.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rerwick Head and Tankerness.

Rerwick Head

Locality

Photo: Adam Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rerwick Head is a locality, which is situated 3½ miles northwest of The Ward.

Tankerness is a district in the St Andrews parish in Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. Essentially a peninsula, it is about 13 kilometres south-east of Kirkwall and 1 kilometre east of Kirkwall Airport. Tankerness is situated 3½ miles west of The Ward.

The Ward

Type: Hill with an elevation of 285 feet
Category: landform
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.95153° or 58° 57′ 6″ north

Longitude

-2.751° or 2° 45′ 4″ west

Elevation

285 feet (87 metres)

Open location code

9CCVX62X+JH

GeoNames ID

12610258

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