Howes of Quoyawa
Howes of Quoyawa is a locality in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Howes of Quoyawa is situated nearby to the locality Haist, as well as near White Glen.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ward Hill and Dwarfie Stane.
Ward Hill
Peak
Photo: Grinner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ward Hill is a hill on the island of Hoy in Orkney, Scotland. It lies at the north of the island between Moaness and Rackwick, and is the highest point in both Orkney and the Scottish Northern Isles at an elevation of 481 m.
Dwarfie Stane
The Dwarfie Stane is a megalithic chambered tomb carved out of a titanic block of Devonian Old Red Sandstone located in a steep-sided glaciated valley between the settlements of Quoys and Rackwick on Hoy, an island in Orkney, Scotland.
Cuilags
Peak
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cuilags is a peak, which is situated 2 miles northwest of Howes of Quoyawa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rora Head and Stromness.
Rora Head
Locality
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rora Head is a locality, which is situated 4 miles southwest of Howes of Quoyawa.
Stromness
Stromness is a port on the Mainland of the Orkney Islands, 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.
Houton
Village
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Houton is a settlement 5 miles southeast of Stromness on the island of Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Orphir, and is situated on a minor road off the A964. Houton is situated 5 miles east of Howes of Quoyawa.
Howes of Quoyawa
- Type: Locality
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.89805° or 58° 53′ 53″ northLongitude
-3.32943° or 3° 19′ 46″ westOpen location code
9CCRVMXC+66OpenStreetMap ID
node 1346094465OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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