Gairy Hill
Gairy Hill is a locality in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Gairy Hill is situated nearby to the locality Isbister, as well as near Flaws.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tomb of the Eagles and Liddle Burnt Mound.
Tomb of the Eagles
Grassland
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The Tomb of the Eagles, or Isbister Chambered Cairn, is a Neolithic chambered tomb located on a cliff edge at Isbister on South Ronaldsay in Orkney, Scotland.
Liddle Burnt Mound
Archaeological site
Liddle Burnt Mound is a Bronze Age site on the island of South Ronaldsay, Orkney. The site consists of the remains of a building and a mound that surrounds it on three sides.
Cairns O‘ The Bu
Archaeological site
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Cairns O‘ The Bu is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brough Ness and Sandwick.
Brough Ness
Locality
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Brough Ness is a locality, which is situated 2 miles southwest of Gairy Hill.
Sandwick
Locality
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Sandwick is a parish on the west coast of Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, 4 miles north of Stromness. The parish's name derives from the Old Norse Sandvík meaning "Sand Bay". Sandwick is situated 3 miles northwest of Gairy Hill.
Grim Ness
Locality
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grimness is a cliff-girt headland on the island of South Ronaldsay, in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland. It is located between Honeysgeo and Skipi Geo and rises to a height of 34 metres above sea level. Grim Ness is situated 4½ miles north of Gairy Hill.
Gairy Hill
- Type: Locality
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.7544° or 58° 45′ 16″ northLongitude
-2.92535° or 2° 55′ 31″ westOpen location code
9CCVQ33F+QVOpenStreetMap ID
node 1339580888OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Isbister and Flaws.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Site of Halcro Castle (C13) and Gairy Lochs.
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