Olad’s Summit
Olad’s Summit is a scenic viewpoint in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Olad’s Summit is situated nearby to Newtown (ruins), as well as near Upper Serrigar (ruins).| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include South Ronaldsay and Cairns O‘ The Bu.
South Ronaldsay
Photo: Nachosan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
South Ronaldsay is the most southerly of the Orkney Islands, with its main settlement at St Margaret's Hope, and a population in 2011 of 909. Burray just north has always been joined by a sandy spit to South Ronaldsay.
Cairns O‘ The Bu
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cairns O‘ The Bu is an archaeological site, which is situated 1 mile southeast of Olad’s Summit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sandwick and Herston.
Sandwick
Locality
Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sandwick is a parish on the west coast of Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, 4 miles north of Stromness. The parish's name derives from the Old Norse Sandvík meaning "Sand Bay".
Herston
Hamlet
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Herston is a village on South Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom. Herston is historically a fishing village but its only industry to speak of is Herston Stained Glass, now that Herston Hikers Hostel is now inactive. Herston is situated 3 miles northwest of Olad’s Summit.
Brough Ness
Locality
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brough Ness is a locality, which is situated 3 miles south of Olad’s Summit.
Olad’s Summit
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Category: tourism
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.77496° or 58° 46′ 30″ northLongitude
-2.96121° or 2° 57′ 40″ westOpen location code
9CCVQ2FQ+XGOpenStreetMap ID
node 5963701722OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpoint
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Highlights include Newtown (ruins) and Upper Serrigar (ruins).
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