Mid Hill
Mid Hill is a peak in Orkney Islands, Scotland and has an elevation of 902 feet. Mid Hill is situated nearby to the village Bigswell, as well as near the locality Meadow of Akla.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ward Hill and Orphir, Free Church.
Maeshowe
Protected area
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maeshowe is a Neolithic chambered cairn and passage grave situated on Mainland Orkney, Scotland. It was probably built around 2800 BC. In the archaeology of Scotland, it gives its name to the Maeshowe type of chambered cairn, which is limited to Orkney.
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.
Finstown
Village
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Finstown is a village in the parish of Firth on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is the fourth-largest settlement in the Orkney Islands. According to travel author Eric Linklater, the homes in Finstown are tidy and well cared for.
Mid Hill
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 902 feet
- Description: 275 metre high hill on Mainland, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.9605° or 58° 57′ 38″ northLongitude
-3.1573° or 3° 9′ 26″ westElevation
902 feet (275 metres)Open location code
9CCRXR6V+53OpenStreetMap ID
node 3407037225OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakWikidata ID
Q25635110
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In Other Languages
“Mid Hill” goes by many names.
- Scottish Gaelic: “Mid Hill”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bigswell and Meadow of Akla.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Akla and South Rusky Hill.
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