Dwarfie Hamars

Dwarfie Hamars is a locality in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Dwarfie Hamars is situated nearby to the locality Red Glen, as well as near Langi Fea.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hoy and Dwarfie Stane.

Hoy

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Hoy is the second largest of the Orkney Islands, extending 14 miles north-south by 6 miles east-west, but with a population of only 419 in 2011. The name means "high" and it's hilly and sparsely populated; its hills draw the clouds, drizzle and midges, and Hoy feels much more like the bleak Hebrides than the green, pastoral Orkneys.

Dwarfie Stane

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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.

Ward Hill

Peak

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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. Ward Hill is situated 2 miles northwest of Dwarfie Hamars.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Houton and Lyness.

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 4 miles northeast of Dwarfie Hamars.

Lyness

Village

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Lyness is a village on the east coast of the island of Hoy, Orkney, Scotland. The village is within the parish of Walls and Flotta, and is situated at the junction of the B9047 and B9048. Lyness is situated 5 miles southeast of Dwarfie Hamars.