Firth

Firth is a civil parish mainly on . The islands of and , which lie in the Bay of Firth, are also in the parish.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Locality with 877 residents
  • Description: Scottish parish in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Firth, Orkney”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Finstown Mill and Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn.

Watermill
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a watermill.

Archaeological site
Photo: Adrazahl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Neolithic chambered cairn on , the main island of , , about 6 miles west of . It dates to around 3000 BC, and is similar in design to , but on a smaller scale.

Tower
Buckle's Tower is a historic stone-built tower upon the Hill of Heddle in Firth, Orkney. The tower was originally built sometime during the 1870s by a local shepherd boy named William Buckle who watched the sheep on the Hill of Heddle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Finstown and Harray.

Village
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the parish of Firth on , , . It is the fourth-largest settlement in the Orkney Islands. According to travel author Eric Linklater, the homes in are tidy and well cared for.

Village
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is an Orcadian parish and village on , Scotland, United Kingdom. The village is near the and was used by the Vikings for waterway transportation and Old Norse was spoken in the area up until the 1700s. is situated 3 miles northwest of Firth.

Photo: Nachosan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small, scattered village in the , 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.

Firth

Latitude
59.00935° or 59° 0′ 34″ north
Longitude
-3.12322° or 3° 7′ 24″ west
Population
877
Open location code
9CFR2V5G+PP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5586470859
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Wiki­data ID
Q5454293
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Italian—“Firth” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Firth (Orkadak)”
  • Basque: “Firth”
  • German: “Firth (Orkney)”
  • German: “Firth”
  • Italian: “Firth”

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Highlights include Burnt Mound (Prehistoric) and Finstown Post Office.

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