Kirbister

Kirbister is a village in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Kirbister is situated nearby to the locality Old Orphir School, as well as near Quininea.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kirbister Mill and Orphir, Free Church.

Kirbister Mill

Watermill

Photo: Andrew Riley, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kirbister Mill is a watermill.

Orphir, Free Church

Church

Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Orphir, Free Church is situated 1½ miles southwest of Kirbister.

Ward Hill

Peak

Photo: Rod Richmond, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ward Hill is a peak, which is situated 2 miles west of Kirbister.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Orphir and Houton.

Orphir

Village

Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Orphir is a parish and settlement on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is approximately 9 miles southwest of Kirkwall, and comprises a seaboard tract of about 7 by 3+1⁄2 mi, and includes Cava and the Holm of Houton. Orphir is situated 1½ miles southwest of Kirbister.

Houton

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Houton is a settlement 5 miles southeast of Stromness on the island of Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Orphir, and is situated on a minor road off the A964. Houton is situated 4 miles southwest of Kirbister.

Finstown

Village

Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Finstown is a village in the parish of Firth on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is the fourth-largest settlement in the Orkney Islands. According to travel author Eric Linklater, the homes in Finstown are tidy and well cared for. Finstown is situated 4 miles north of Kirbister.

Kirbister

Type: Village
Category: locality
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.94613° or 58° 56′ 46″ north

Longitude

-3.10441° or 3° 6′ 16″ west

Elevation

125 feet (38 metres)

Open location code

9CCRWVWW+F6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1351318294

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

13283288

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