North Gaulton Castle

North Gaulton Castle is a hill in Orkney Islands, Scotland and has an elevation of 115 feet. North Gaulton Castle is situated nearby to the locality Yesnaby, as well as near Kirbister.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Broch of Borwick.

Broch of Borwick

Archaeological site

Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Broch of Borwick is an Iron Age broch located on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is a scheduled monument. Broch of Borwick is situated 2 miles north of North Gaulton Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yesnaby and Cairston.

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 1½ miles northeast of North Gaulton Castle.

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 3½ miles east of North Gaulton Castle.

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.

North Gaulton Castle

Type: Hill with an elevation of 115 feet
Category: landform
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

59.00048° or 59° 0′ 2″ north

Longitude

-3.36639° or 3° 21′ 59″ west

Elevation

115 feet (35 metres)

Open location code

9CFR2J2M+5C

GeoNames ID

12624132

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