Wilson’s Tower
Wilson’s Tower is a tower in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Wilson’s Tower is situated nearby to Buckle’s Tower, as well as near the peak Hill of Heddle.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Buckle’s Tower and Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn.
Buckle’s Tower
Tower
Buckle's Tower is a historic stone-built tower upon the Hill of Heddle in Firth, Orkney. The tower was originally built sometime during the 1870s by a local shepherd boy named William Buckle who watched the sheep on the Hill of Heddle.
Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn
Archaeological site
Photo: Adrazahl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn is a Neolithic chambered cairn on Mainland, the main island of Orkney, Scotland, about 6 miles west of Kirkwall. It dates to around 3000 BC, and is similar in design to Maeshowe, but on a smaller scale. Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn is situated 1 mile east of Wilson’s Tower.
Finstown Mill
Watermill
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Finstown Mill is a watermill, which is situated 3,700 feet northeast of Wilson’s Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Firth and Finstown.
Firth
Locality
Firth is a civil parish mainly on Mainland, Orkney. The islands of Damsay and Holm of Grimbister, which lie in the Bay of Firth, are also in the parish.
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.
Stenness
Photo: Nachosan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stenness is a small, scattered village in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, on the A965 main road between Kirkwall and Stromness. It has several UNESCO World Heritage Listed neolithic sights: the Stones, Maeshowe and Ring of Brodgar, with Skara Brae a few miles further north.
Wilson’s Tower
- Type: Tower
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.00111° or 59° 0′ 4″ northLongitude
-3.13412° or 3° 8′ 3″ westOpen location code
9CFR2V28+C9OpenStreetMap ID
node 12914877144OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=tower
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hill of Heddle and Heddle Quarry.
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