Hillquoy

Hillquoy is in , . Hillquoy is situated nearby to the meadow , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lea Shun.

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is situated 1½ miles southwest of Hillquoy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stronsay and Whitehall.

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is one of the , with a population in 2011 of 349. It's low-lying, indented by three large bays, with its main settlement at Whitehall.

Village
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is the village on the island of , in the Orkney Islands of . It is a small village with about 50 houses. It also has a shop, a café and heritage centre, known as the Fish Mart; the Stronsay Hotel, with attached pub; a post office, a fisherman's pier and a ferry pier. is situated 4 miles northwest of Hillquoy.

Hillquoy

Latitude
59.08874° or 59° 5′ 20″ north
Longitude
-2.55147° or 2° 33′ 5″ west
Named after
hill + kwi (Norn: an enclosure or milking-place for cattle, shelter and pasture for cattle, pastures, parcelled out, belonging to a farm, or common to a cluster of farms, from Old Norse kví, a fold, enclosure for cattle)
Open location code
9CFV3CQX+FC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1301815583
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­farmland
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