South Kews
South Kews is a peak in Orkney Islands, Scotland and has an elevation of 459 feet. South Kews is situated nearby to the locality Ayrean, as well as near Nethabooth.Places of Interest
Highlights include Broch of Gurness and Sands of Evie.
Broch of Gurness
Archaeological site
Photo: Ellievking1, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Broch of Gurness is an Iron Age broch village on the northeast coast of Mainland Orkney in Scotland overlooking Eynhallow Sound, about 15 miles north-west of Kirkwall.
Sands of Evie
Beach
Photo: Mxtt.prior, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Sands of Evie is a sandy beach landform near the village of Evie on Mainland Orkney, Scotland, protected by the Point of Hellia headland. This beach forms the southern boundary of Aikerness Bay, an element of Eynhallow Sound.
Ness of Woodwick, broch, 970m E of Lower Bisgarth
Archaeological site
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ness of Woodwick, broch, 970m E of Lower Bisgarth is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rendall and Evie.
Rendall
Village
Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rendall is a parish on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is in the north west of the island and lies east of the parishes of Birsay and Evie and north east of Harray. The island of Gairsay is also in the parish.
Evie
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Evie is a parish and village on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. The parish is located in the north-west of the Mainland, between Birsay and Rendall, forming the coastline opposite the isle of Rousay.
Tingwall
Village
Tingwall is a farm and ferry terminal that lies on the north-east coast of Orkney's West Mainland on the Gairsay Sound in the parish of Evie and Rendall.
South Kews
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 459 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.0904° or 59° 5′ 25″ northLongitude
-3.1092° or 3° 6′ 33″ westElevation
459 feet (140 metres)Open location code
9CFR3VRR+58OpenStreetMap ID
node 1348016643OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Localities in the Area
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