Highland
Highland is a gas station in Orkney Islands, Scotland which is located on Pickaquoy Road. Highland is situated nearby to the sports venue Golder, as well as near the motorhome stopover Orkney Caravan Park at the Pickaquoy Centre.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Grain Earth House and St Magnus Cathedral.
Grain Earth House
Archaeological site
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grain Earth House is an archaeological site, which is situated 980 feet northwest of Highland.
St Magnus Cathedral
Church
Photo: Robert Scarth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Magnus Cathedral is a Church of Scotland parish church in Kirkwall, the main town of Orkney, a group of islands off the north coast of mainland Scotland. St Magnus Cathedral is situated 2,700 feet southeast of Highland.
The Orkney Museum
Museum
Photo: Andrew Abbott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Orkney Museum, formerly Tankerness House Museum, is a history museum in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. Run by Orkney Islands Council, the museum covers the history of the Orkney Islands from the Stone Age through the Picts and Vikings to the present day. The Orkney Museum is situated 2,500 feet southeast of Highland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kirkwall and St Ola.
Kirkwall
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kirkwall is the chief town of the Orkney Islands, which lie off the north tip of mainland Scotland. With a population of about 10,000 in 2020, Kirkwall has accommodation and other amenities and is the obvious base for exploring these islands.
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.
Head of Holland
Locality
Photo: Adam Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Head of Holland is a locality, which is situated 3 miles east of Highland.
Highland
- Type: Gas station
- Address: Pickaquoy Road, KW15 1QZ
- Categories: building and transportation
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.98587° or 58° 59′ 9″ northLongitude
-2.97087° or 2° 58′ 15″ westOpen location code
9CCVX2PH+8MOpenStreetMap ID
way 114253108OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=fuelOpenStreetMap feature
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