Sinclair’s Hill
Sinclair’s Hill is a peak in Orkney Islands, Scotland and has an elevation of 377 feet. Sinclair’s Hill is situated nearby to the locality Mount Pleasant, as well as near Yarso.Places of Interest
Highlights include Rousay and Broch of Gurness.
Rousay
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Rousay is one of the Orkney Islands, separated by a mile-wide strait from Orkney Mainland. Its name is Norse, Hrólfsey meaning Rolf's Island, and it's small and hilly, only 5 by 3 miles, with a population of 219 in 2011.
Broch of Gurness
Archaeological site
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The Broch of Gurness is an Iron Age broch village on the northeast coast of Mainland Orkney in Scotland overlooking Eynhallow Sound, about 15 miles north-west of Kirkwall.
Taversöe Tuick
Archaeological site
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Taversöe Tuick is a Neolithic burial cairn on Rousay, Orkney, Scotland, thought to date from between 4000 and 2500 BCE. The monument includes a rare example of a double-tiered chamber, an upper chamber approached via a passageway and a lower subterranean chamber, originally separate, which can now be reached via a modern ladder from the upper chamber.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Evie and Tingwall.
Evie
Village
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Evie is a parish and village on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. The parish is located in the north-west of the Mainland, between Birsay and Rendall, forming the coastline opposite the isle of Rousay.
Tingwall
Village
Tingwall is a farm and ferry terminal that lies on the north-east coast of Orkney's West Mainland on the Gairsay Sound in the parish of Evie and Rendall.
Sinclair’s Hill
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 377 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.1363° or 59° 8′ 11″ northLongitude
-3.0448° or 3° 2′ 42″ westElevation
377 feet (115 metres)Open location code
9CFR4XP4+G3OpenStreetMap ID
node 1338312042OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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