Greenhill Broch, South Walls, Orkney
Greenhill Broch, South Walls, Orkney is an archaeological site in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Greenhill Broch, South Walls, Orkney is situated nearby to the church Saint Columba, as well as near the village Longhope.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: architectural structure in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Green Hill Broch”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hackness Martello Tower and Battery and Crockness Martello tower.
Hackness Martello Tower and Battery
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Hackness Martello Tower and Battery is a former British Army barracks and currently a museum located on the island of South Walls, in Orkney, Scotland. Hackness Martello Tower and Battery is situated 1½ miles east of Greenhill Broch, South Walls, Orkney.
Crockness Martello tower
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Crockness Martello Tower is a Martello Tower on Hoy, Orkney, Scotland. It was built during the Napoleonic Wars, at the same time as the Martello Tower at Hackness. Crockness Martello tower is situated 1½ miles north of Greenhill Broch, South Walls, Orkney.
Flotta Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Flotta Isle Airport is a small airport located on the Orkney isle of Flotta. The asphalt runway orientation is at 16/34, with an elevation of 70 feet, and is 2,490 feet in length. Flotta Airport is situated 2½ miles northeast of Greenhill Broch, South Walls, Orkney.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Longhope and Point of Hackness.
Longhope
Village
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Longhope is a coastal settlement on the island of South Walls, in Orkney, Scotland. South Walls is linked to Hoy by causeway; Longhope is the largest settlement on the two islands. The settlement is situated on the B9047, the main road on Hoy and South Walls.
Brims
Locality
Photo: Calum McRoberts, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brims is a village at the southern point of the island of Hoy, in Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Walls and Flotta. The RNLI lifeboat Thomas McCunn is on display at the Longhope Lifeboat Museum in Brims, which was the Longhope Lifeboat Station until 1999. Brims is situated 2 miles southwest of Greenhill Broch, South Walls, Orkney.
Greenhill Broch, South Walls, Orkney
- Categories: broch, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.80059° or 58° 48′ 2″ northLongitude
-3.18735° or 3° 11′ 14″ westOpen location code
9CCRRR27+63OpenStreetMap ID
way 1385455691OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q56667343
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Saint Columba and Longhope Pier.
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