Kirkhouse
Kirkhouse is a building in Orkney Islands, Scotland which is located on Kirkhouse Road. Kirkhouse is situated nearby to St Peter’s Church, as well as near the archaeological site Pictish symbol stone (was part of window sill).Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Peter’s Church and Sorquoy,standing stone,Papley.
St Peter’s Church
Church
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Peter’s Church is situated 460 feet southeast of Kirkhouse.
Sorquoy,standing stone,Papley
Archaeological site
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sorquoy,standing stone,Papley is an archaeological site, which is situated 1,600 feet north of Kirkhouse.
Ward Hill
Peak
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ward Hill is a peak, which is situated 1½ miles southwest of Kirkhouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grim Ness and Saint Margaret’s Hope.
Grim Ness
Locality
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grimness is a cliff-girt headland on the island of South Ronaldsay, in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland. It is located between Honeysgeo and Skipi Geo and rises to a height of 34 metres above sea level. Grim Ness is situated 2 miles northeast of Kirkhouse.
Saint Margaret’s Hope
Village
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Margaret's Hope is a village in the Orkney Islands, off the north coast of Scotland. It is known locally as The Hope or The Hup. With a population of about 550, it is Orkney's third largest settlement after Kirkwall and Stromness. Saint Margaret’s Hope is situated 2 miles northwest of Kirkhouse.
Sandwick
Locality
Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sandwick is a parish on the west coast of Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, 4 miles north of Stromness. The parish's name derives from the Old Norse Sandvík meaning "Sand Bay". Sandwick is situated 2½ miles southwest of Kirkhouse.
Kirkhouse
- Type: Building
- Address: Kirkhouse Road, KW17 2TJ
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.80264° or 58° 48′ 10″ northLongitude
-2.91974° or 2° 55′ 11″ westOpen location code
9CCVR33J+34OpenStreetMap ID
way 118196172OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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