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Hill of Quholm

Hill of Quholm is a peak in , and has an elevation of 479 feet. Hill of Quholm is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Stromness Museum and Stromness Town Hall.

Museum
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is a small independent museum in the town of in , Scotland focusing on the town's connections to maritime and natural history.

Town hall
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Art gallery
Photo: John Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is an art gallery and museum in , Orkney, Scotland. It was established in 1979 to provide a home for an important collection of fine art donated to "be held in trust for Orkney" by the author, peace activist and philanthropist Margaret Gardiner.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stromness and Stenness.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
is a port on the Mainland of the , with a population of roughly 2200. To the Vikings, Straumsnes meant the headland just south, where a fierce tide rips between Scapa Flow and the Atlantic; get past that and you came safely into Hamnavoe or "peaceful harbour" where the town now stands.

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is a small, scattered village in the , 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.

Locality
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is a historic township in , on the west coast of Orkney Mainland, , south of . It is renowned for its spectacular Old Red Sandstone coastal cliff scenery which includes sea stacks, blowholes, geos and frequently boiling seas.

Hill of Quholm

Latitude
58.9886° or 58° 59′ 19″ north
Longitude
-3.3226° or 3° 19′ 21″ west
Elevation
479 feet (146 metres)
Open location code
9CCRXMQG+CX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13384287542
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
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Localities in the Area

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