Gierbolls
Gierbolls is a farm in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Gierbolls is situated nearby to Papa Westray Community Fire Station, as well as near the community center Beltane House.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Papa Westray and Knap of Howar.
Papa Westray
Photo: Kristel Jeuring, CC BY 2.0.
Papa Westray is one of the Orkney Islands north of mainland Scotland - nearly the northernmost, but North Ronaldsay edges it by half a mile. Papa Westray measures 4 miles north-south and a mile across, and is more low-lying and fertile than nearby Westray.
Knap of Howar
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Knap of Howar on the island of Papa Westray in Orkney, Scotland, is a Neolithic farmstead which may be the oldest preserved stone house in northern Europe. Knap of Howar is situated 3,000 feet northwest of Gierbolls.
Papa Westray Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Me677, Public domain.
Papa Westray Airport is located 22 NM north of Kirkwall Airport on Papa Westray, Orkney Islands, Scotland. The facility is best known for being one of the two airports joined by the shortest scheduled flight in the world, a leg of Loganair's inter-island service, to Westray Airport.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pierowall.
Pierowall
Village
Photo: David Wyatt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pierowall is a village of Westray in the Orkney Islands, off the coast of the northern Scottish mainland. The village is the island's largest settlement and lies near its northern end, around Pierowall Bay. Pierowall is situated 3½ miles southwest of Gierbolls.
Gierbolls
- Type: Farm
- Categories: locality and agriculture
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.34202° or 59° 20′ 31″ northLongitude
-2.90341° or 2° 54′ 12″ westOpen location code
9CFV83RW+RJOpenStreetMap ID
way 1082529154OpenStreetMap feature
place=farm
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Papa Westray Community Fire Station and Beltane House.
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