North Hill

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

Places of Interest

Highlights include Broch of Borwick and Breckness House.

Broch of Borwick

Archaeological site

Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Broch of Borwick is an Iron Age broch located on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is a scheduled monument.

Breckness House

Ruins

Photo: Doug Lee, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Breckness House, 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.

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.

Yesnaby

Locality

Photo: Renata, Public domain.

Yesnaby is a historic township in Sandwick, on the west coast of Orkney Mainland, Scotland, south of Skara Brae. It is renowned for its spectacular Old Red Sandstone coastal cliff scenery which includes sea stacks, blowholes, geos and frequently boiling seas.

Cairston

Locality

Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cairston is a village on Mainland, in Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Stromness. Within the village is located the Castle of Cairston 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

Type: Peak with an elevation of 495 feet
Category: landform
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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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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