Segal

Segal is a locality in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Segal is situated nearby to the locality High Fea, as well as near Smerr Dale.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cuilags and Old Man of Hoy.

Cuilags

Peak

Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cuilags is a peak.

The Old Man of Hoy is a 137-metre sea stack on Hoy, part of the Orkney archipelago off the north coast of Scotland. Formed from Old Red Sandstone, it is one of the tallest stacks in the United Kingdom. Old Man of Hoy is situated 2 miles southwest of Segal.

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 1½ miles east of Segal.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rora Head and Stromness.

Rora Head

Locality

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Rora Head is a locality, which is situated 3 miles southwest of Segal.

Stromness

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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.