former watermill
former watermill is a watermill in Orkney Islands, Scotland. former watermill is situated nearby to the archaeological site Ingashowe,broch 300m NE of,Finstown, as well as near the islet Holm of Grimbister.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rennibister Earth House and Holm of Grimbister.
Rennibister Earth House
Archaeological site
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rennibister Earth House is an Iron Age underground structure known as a souterrain. It is located on the Mainland of Orkney, in Scotland. The monument was discovered in 1926 when a threshing machine caused the roof to collapse. Rennibister Earth House is situated 4,100 feet northeast of former watermill.
Holm of Grimbister
Islet
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holm of Grimbister is an inhabited tidal islet in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland. Located in the Bay of Firth near Finstown it is connected to Mainland Orkney by a causeway.
Damsay
Islet
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Damsay is an islet in the Orkney archipelago in Scotland. It is approximately 18 hectares in extent and rises to only 11 metres above sea level. It is situated in the Bay of Firth north of the Orkney Mainland near Finstown.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Finstown and Firth.
Finstown
Village
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Finstown is a village in the parish of Firth on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is the fourth-largest settlement in the Orkney Islands. According to travel author Eric Linklater, the homes in Finstown are tidy and well cared for. Finstown is situated 2 miles northwest of former watermill.
Firth
Locality
Firth is a civil parish mainly on Mainland, Orkney. The islands of Damsay and Holm of Grimbister, which lie in the Bay of Firth, are also in the parish. Firth is situated 2½ miles northwest of former watermill.
St Ola
Locality
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St Ola is a parish on Mainland, Orkney. It is in the centre of the island, east of the parish Firth and north of Holm. It contains the capital and largest town of the Orkney archipelago, Kirkwall. St Ola is situated 3 miles east of former watermill.
former watermill
- Type: Watermill
- Category: industry
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.9909° or 58° 59′ 27″ northLongitude
-3.06993° or 3° 4′ 12″ westOpen location code
9CCRXWRJ+92OpenStreetMap ID
node 8963944945OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=watermill
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