Kirbuster Hill
Kirbuster Hill is a peak in Orkney Islands, Scotland and has an elevation of 335 feet. Kirbuster Hill is situated nearby to the locality Bigbreck Quarry (disused), as well as near the village Twatt.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kirbuster Farm Museum and Loch of Boardhouse.
Loch of Boardhouse
Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Loch of Boardhouse is a freshwater loch in the parish of Birsay in the north west of the mainland of Orkney, Scotland. It acts as a reservoir for public water supply and is popular for trout fishing.
St Magnus Church
Church
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Magnus Church, Birsay is a 17th-century church located in the parish of Birsay on Mainland, Orkney in Scotland. Built in 1664 on the site of an earlier, 11th-century church, St Magnus was later expanded in 1760 and 1867.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Twatt and Birsay.
Twatt
Village
Photo: J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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
Photo: Chmee2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Kirbuster Hill
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 335 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
59.11918° or 59° 7′ 9″ northLongitude
-3.25714° or 3° 15′ 26″ westElevation
335 feet (102 metres)Open location code
9CFR4P9V+M4OpenStreetMap ID
node 3407069720OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
“Kirbuster Hill” goes by many names.
- Scottish Gaelic: “Kirbuster Hill”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bigbreck Quarry (disused) and Swannay.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hundland Gallery and Loch of Hundland Broch.
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