Quoyhossiter
Quoyhossiter is a farm in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Quoyhossiter is situated nearby to the peak Vensilly Hill, as well as near St Margaret’s Hope Fire Station.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include W Hourston Blacksmiths Museum and Sorquoy,standing stone,Papley.
W Hourston Blacksmiths Museum
Museum
Photo: Antony Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
W Hourston Blacksmiths Museum is situated 1 mile northwest of Quoyhossiter.
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 1¼ miles southeast of Quoyhossiter.
St Peter’s Church
Church
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Peter’s Church is situated 1½ miles southeast of Quoyhossiter.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint Margaret’s Hope and Herston.
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.
Herston
Hamlet
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Herston is a village on South Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom. Herston is historically a fishing village but its only industry to speak of is Herston Stained Glass, now that Herston Hikers Hostel is now inactive. Herston is situated 2 miles west of Quoyhossiter.
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 2 miles southwest of Quoyhossiter.
Quoyhossiter
- Type: Farm
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.814° or 58° 48′ 50″ northLongitude
-2.95126° or 2° 57′ 5″ westOpen location code
9CCVR27X+JFOpenStreetMap ID
way 1185100722OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyard
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Vensilly Hill and St Margaret’s Hope Fire Station.
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