Brown Hill
Brown Hill is a peak in Orkney Islands, Scotland and has an elevation of 581 feet. Brown Hill is situated nearby to the locality Twelve Hours Tower, as well as near Lower Meadow.Places of Interest
Highlights include Rousay and Knowe of Yarso chambered cairn.
Rousay
Photo: Jonesl84, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Knowe of Yarso chambered cairn
Archaeological site
Photo: MichaelMaggs, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Knowe of Yarso chambered cairn is a Neolithic burial monument located on the island of Rousay in Orkney, Scotland. The site was excavated in the 1930s, and uncovered human and animal bones as well as pottery sherds, flint and bone tools, and arrowheads.
Brown Hill
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 581 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.1612° or 59° 9′ 40″ northLongitude
-3.0384° or 3° 2′ 18″ westElevation
581 feet (177 metres)Open location code
9CFR5X66+FJOpenStreetMap ID
node 13384287547OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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