North Hill

North Hill is a peak in , and has an elevation of 495 feet. North Hill is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Broch of Borwick and Breckness House.

Archaeological site
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is an Iron Age broch located on , Scotland. It is a scheduled monument.

Ruins
Photo: Doug Lee, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, sometimes known as Breckness Castle, is the site of the 17th-century mansion, chapel and burial ground, built by George Graham, the Bishop of Orkney.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stromness and Yesnaby.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
is a port on the Mainland of the , 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.

Locality
Photo: Renata, Public domain.
is a historic township in , on the west coast of Orkney Mainland, , south of . It is renowned for its spectacular Old Red Sandstone coastal cliff scenery which includes sea stacks, blowholes, geos and frequently boiling seas.

Locality
Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village on , in , Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of . Within the village is located the Castle of which is said to have belonged to the House of Gordons, and may have been built in 1152, as contested in a Saga.

North Hill

Latitude
59.0018° or 59° 0′ 7″ north
Longitude
-3.3436° or 3° 20′ 37″ west
Elevation
495 feet (151 metres)
Open location code
9CFR2M24+PG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3407054529
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
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