Ward Hill
Ward Hill is a peak in Orkney Islands, Scotland and has an elevation of 335 feet. Ward Hill is situated nearby to the locality Southside, as well as near the hamlet Backaland.Places of Interest
Highlights include Eday and Muckle Green Holm.
Eday
Photo: Beep boop beep, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Eday is one of the Orkney Islands of Scotland. It's about 15 miles north of the Orkney Mainland, 8 miles long by a mile wide but pinched in the middle: in Old Norse Eiðøy means "isthmus island".
Muckle Green Holm
Islet
Photo: Andy Farrington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Muckle Green Holm is an uninhabited island in the North Isles of the Orkney archipelago in Scotland. It is roughly 28 hectares in extent and rises to 28 metres above sea level, the summit having a triangulation pillar.
Eday Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eday London Airport is located on Eday in Orkney, Scotland. As it is close to the Bay of London it is known locally as just London Airport. The Bay of London may have been so called because of puffins breeding there: Old Norse lundi = "puffin", Old Norse á Lundunum = "at the puffins".
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Backaland.
Backaland
Hamlet
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Backaland is a settlement on the island of Eday in Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is also within the parish of Eday, and it is located to the south west of the island. Backaland is situated at the southern end of the B9063.
Ward Hill
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 335 feet
- Description: hill on Eday, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.1545° or 59° 9′ 16″ northLongitude
-2.7834° or 2° 47′ 0″ westElevation
335 feet (102 metres)Open location code
9CFV5638+QJOpenStreetMap ID
node 1756005948OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakWikidata ID
Q25635109
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In Other Languages
“Ward Hill” goes by many names.
- Scottish Gaelic: “Ward Hill”
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Localities in the Area
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