Merranblo

Merranblo is a hill in Orkney Islands, Scotland and has an elevation of 479 feet. Merranblo is situated nearby to the locality Quholm, as well as near Kirbister.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stromness Museum and Inner Holm.

Stromness Museum

Museum

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Stromness Museum is a small independent museum in the town of Stromness in Orkney, Scotland focusing on the town's connections to maritime and natural history. Stromness Museum is situated 2½ miles south of Merranblo.

Inner Holm

Islet

Photo: W. L. Tarbert, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Inner Holm is a small inhabited island in Stromness harbour and one of the Orkney islands of Scotland. It is about 350 metres east of the harbour front of Stromness but it is connected to the Orkney Mainland shore at low tide on the opposite side of the bay. Inner Holm is situated 2½ miles southeast of Merranblo.

Stromness Town Hall

Town hall

Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Stromness Town Hall is situated 2 miles southeast of Merranblo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cairston and Stromness.

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. Cairston is situated 1½ miles east of Merranblo.

Stromness

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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.

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. Yesnaby is situated 2½ miles north of Merranblo.

Merranblo

Type: Hill with an elevation of 479 feet
Category: landform
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.98851° or 58° 59′ 19″ north

Longitude

-3.32271° or 3° 19′ 22″ west

Elevation

479 feet (146 metres)

Open location code

9CCRXMQG+CW

GeoNames ID

12621687

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Localities in the Area

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