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.
Orphir, Free Church
Church
Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Orphir, Free Church is situated 1½ miles southwest of Kirbister.
Ward Hill
Peak
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Ward Hill is a peak, which is situated 2 miles west of Kirbister.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Orphir and Hangaback.
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.
Hangaback
Locality
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Hangaback is a locality, which is situated 2½ miles southwest of Kirbister.
Houton
Village
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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.
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″ northLongitude
-3.10441° or 3° 6′ 16″ westElevation
125 feet (38 metres)Open location code
9CCRWVWW+F6OpenStreetMap ID
node 1351318294OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
13283288
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