Newhall
Newhall is a farm in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Newhall is situated nearby to the archaeological site Cist (early Bronze Age), as well as near the peak Redland Hill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ring of Brodgar and Unstan Chambered Cairn.
Ring of Brodgar
Heath
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Ring of Brodgar is a Neolithic henge and stone circle about 6 miles north-east of Stromness on Mainland, the largest island in Orkney, Scotland. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the Heart of Neolithic Orkney. Ring of Brodgar is situated 2 miles east of Newhall.
Unstan Chambered Cairn
Photo: Bruce McAdam, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Unstan is a Neolithic chambered cairn located about 2 mi north-east of Stromness on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. The tomb was built on a promontory that extends into the Loch of Stenness near the settlement of Howe. Unstan Chambered Cairn is situated 1½ miles southeast of Newhall.
Comet Stone
Archaeological site
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Comet Stone is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 miles east of Newhall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cairston and Yesnaby.
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.
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. Yesnaby is situated 2½ miles northwest of Newhall.
Stromness
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.
Newhall
- Type: Farm
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.00079° or 59° 0′ 3″ northLongitude
-3.28749° or 3° 17′ 15″ westOpen location code
9CFR2P27+82OpenStreetMap ID
way 1042714790OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyard
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