Akla
Akla is a peak in Orkney Islands, Scotland and has an elevation of 833 feet. Akla is situated nearby to the locality Meadow of Burgir, as well as near Jocky’s Brae.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ward Hill and Orphir, Free Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stenness and Orphir.
Stenness
Photo: Nachosan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stenness is a small, scattered village in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, on the A965 main road between Kirkwall and Stromness. It has several UNESCO World Heritage Listed neolithic sights: the Stones, Maeshowe and Ring of Brodgar, with Skara Brae a few miles further north.
Orphir
Village
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Orphir is a parish and settlement on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is approximately 9 miles southwest of Kirkwall, and comprises a seaboard tract of about 7 by 3+1⁄2 mi, and includes Cava and the Holm of Houton.
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.
Akla
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 833 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.9533° or 58° 57′ 12″ northLongitude
-3.1495° or 3° 8′ 58″ westElevation
833 feet (254 metres)Open location code
9CCRXV32+85OpenStreetMap ID
node 3407037223OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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