The Witter
The Witter is a hill in Orkney Islands, Scotland and has an elevation of 177 feet. The Witter is situated nearby to the locality Hurliness, as well as near Melsetter.Places of Interest
Highlights include Melsetter House, Hoy and Longhope Lifeboat Museum.
Melsetter House, Hoy
Historic building
Photo: Wolfgang Schlick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Melsetter House, Hoy is a historic building.
Longhope Lifeboat Museum
Museum
Photo: Calum McRoberts, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Longhope Lifeboat Museum is a museum at Brims on the island of Hoy in the Orkney Islands, Scotland. The museum's main exhibit is the former lifeboat Thomas McCunn, the lifeboat that served the islands of Hoy and South Walls between 1933 and 1962.
Tor Ness Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Calum McRoberts, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tor Ness Lighthouse is situated 2 miles west of The Witter.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brims and Longhope.
Brims
Locality
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Brims is a village at the southern point of the island of Hoy, in Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Walls and Flotta. The RNLI lifeboat Thomas McCunn is on display at the Longhope Lifeboat Museum in Brims, which was the Longhope Lifeboat Station until 1999.
Longhope
Village
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Longhope is a coastal settlement on the island of South Walls, in Orkney, Scotland. South Walls is linked to Hoy by causeway; Longhope is the largest settlement on the two islands. The settlement is situated on the B9047, the main road on Hoy and South Walls. Longhope is situated 2 miles northeast of The Witter.
Lyness
Village
Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lyness is a village on the east coast of the island of Hoy, Orkney, Scotland. The village is within the parish of Walls and Flotta, and is situated at the junction of the B9047 and B9048. Lyness is situated 4 miles northeast of The Witter.
The Witter
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 177 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.78278° or 58° 46′ 58″ northLongitude
-3.24756° or 3° 14′ 51″ westElevation
177 feet (54 metres)Open location code
9CCRQQM2+4XGeoNames ID
12617346
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