The Five Hillocks (Prehistoric barrows)
The Five Hillocks (Prehistoric barrows) is an archaeological site in Orkney Islands, Scotland. The Five Hillocks (Prehistoric barrows) is situated nearby to the archaeological site Crowe Howe, as well as near old quarry.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kirkwall Airport and Mine Howe.
Kirkwall Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Ken Walton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kirkwall Airport is the main airport serving Orkney in Scotland. It is located 2.5 NM southeast of Kirkwall and is owned by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited. The airport is used by Loganair.
Mine Howe
Archaeological site
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mine Howe is an Iron Age subterranean man-made chamber dug 6 meters deep inside a large mound. It is located in the Tankerness area of Orkney, Scotland, about 5 miles southeast of Kirkwall, the capital of Orkney. Mine Howe is situated 1¼ miles east of The Five Hillocks (Prehistoric barrows).
Loch of Tankerness
Photo: Adam Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch of Tankerness is a large, lowland, freshwater loch on the Orkney mainland in Scotland. The loch is roughly triangular in shape and is shallow with a flat bottom that gradually deepens from west to east. It lies approximately 4 mi southeast of Kirkwall. Loch of Tankerness is situated 2 miles northeast of The Five Hillocks (Prehistoric barrows).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Andrews and Tankerness.
St Andrews
Locality
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St Andrews is a parish on Mainland, Orkney in Scotland. It is located east of the town of Kirkwall and the parish of St Ola and lies north of Holm and west of Deerness.
Tankerness
Village
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Tankerness is a district in the St Andrews parish in Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. Essentially a peninsula, it is about 13 kilometres south-east of Kirkwall and 1 kilometre east of Kirkwall Airport.
Holm
Locality
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Holm, also spelled Ham, is a parish on Mainland, Orkney. An adjacent Sound, running between Mainland, and Burray, is named after Holm. It has since been blocked up by the Churchill Barriers. Holm is situated 2½ miles south of The Five Hillocks (Prehistoric barrows).
The Five Hillocks (Prehistoric barrows)
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.9447° or 58° 56′ 41″ northLongitude
-2.88411° or 2° 53′ 3″ westOpen location code
9CCVW4V8+V9OpenStreetMap ID
node 8291759234OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Crowe Howe and old quarry.
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