Hill of Huntis
Hill of Huntis is a locality in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Hill of Huntis is situated nearby to the locality North Kews, as well as near South Kews.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Broch of Gurness and Sands of Evie.
Broch of Gurness
Archaeological site
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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. It once housed a substantial community. Broch of Gurness is situated 2 miles northeast of Hill of Huntis.
Sands of Evie
Beach
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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. Sands of Evie is situated 1½ miles north of Hill of Huntis.
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, which is situated 2½ miles east of Hill of Huntis.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Evie and Tingwall.
Evie
Village
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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. Tingwall is situated 2½ miles east of Hill of Huntis.
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. Rendall is situated 3 miles southeast of Hill of Huntis.
Hill of Huntis
- Type: Locality
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.0968° or 59° 5′ 49″ northLongitude
-3.10986° or 3° 6′ 36″ westOpen location code
9CFR3VWR+P3OpenStreetMap ID
node 1348016794OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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