Lyrawa Hill

Lyrawa Hill is a peak in Orkney Islands, Scotland and has an elevation of 404 feet. Lyrawa Hill is situated nearby to the locality Bracken Cap, as well as near Deep Dale.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Risa and Dwarfie Stane.

Risa

Islet

Photo: Roger McLachlan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rysa Little, commonly referred to as Rysa, is an uninhabited island in the Orkney archipelago in Scotland. It is approximately 32 hectares in area, and rises to 20 metres above sea level.

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.

Cava

Island

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cava is an uninhabited island in the Orkney archipelago in Scotland. It is 107 hectares in extent and rises to 38 metres above sea level. The literal meaning of the name is calf island, a terminology often used to designate a small island near to a larger one.

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.

Lyness

Village

Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

Lyrawa Hill

Type: Peak with an elevation of 404 feet
Category: landform
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.8787° or 58° 52′ 43″ north

Longitude

-3.2441° or 3° 14′ 39″ west

Elevation

404 feet (123 metres)

Open location code

9CCRVQH4+F9

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1346094662

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Bracken Cap and Deep Dale.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Water of the Wicks and Pegal Hill.

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