Blackhill

Places of Interest

Grain Earth House

Archaeological site

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Grain Earth House is an archaeological site.

Wideford Hill chambered cairn

Archaeological site

Photo: David Wyatt, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wideford Hill chambered cairn is a Neolithic chambered cairn on Mainland, Orkney in Scotland. The tomb dates to around 2000 BC, and is similar in design to the Maeshowe chambered cairn on Orkney.

The Pickaquoy Centre

Sports venue

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The Pickaquoy Centre, also known as the Picky Centre, or simply the Picky, is a multi-use leisure centre in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. It is the largest leisure centre in the Northern Isles.

Places in the Area

St Ola

Locality

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St Ola is a parish on Mainland, Orkney. It is in the centre of the island, east of the parish Firth and north of Holm. It contains the capital and largest town of the Orkney archipelago, Kirkwall.

Kirkwall

Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kirkwall is the chief town of the Orkney Islands, which lie off the north tip of mainland Scotland. With a population of about 10,000 in 2020, Kirkwall has accommodation and other amenities and is the obvious base for exploring these islands.

Head of Holland

Locality

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Head of Holland is a locality, which is situated 4 miles east of Blackhill.

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