Greenhill Broch
Greenhill Broch is an archaeological site in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Greenhill Broch is situated nearby to the peak Ward Hill, as well as near the island Graemsay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ward Hill and Graemsay.
Ward Hill
Peak
Photo: Grinner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ward Hill is a hill on the island of Hoy in Orkney, Scotland. It lies at the north of the island between Moaness and Rackwick, and is the highest point in both Orkney and the Scottish Northern Isles at an elevation of 481 m.
Graemsay
Island
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Graemsay is an island in the western approaches to Scapa Flow, in the Orkney Islands of Scotland. The island has two lighthouses. Graemsay lies within the parish of Stromness. Graemsay is situated 1½ miles north of Greenhill Broch.
Dwarfie Stane
The Dwarfie Stane is a megalithic chambered tomb carved out of a titanic block of Devonian Old Red Sandstone located in a steep-sided glaciated valley between the settlements of Quoys and Rackwick on Hoy, an island in Orkney, Scotland. Dwarfie Stane is situated 1½ miles south of Greenhill Broch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Houton and Stromness.
Houton
Village
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Houton is a settlement 5 miles southeast of Stromness on the island of Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Orphir, and is situated on a minor road off the A964. Houton is situated 4 miles east of Greenhill Broch.
Stromness
Stromness is a port on the Mainland of the Orkney Islands, with a population of roughly 2200. To the Vikings, Straumsnes meant the headland just south, where a fierce tide rips between Scapa Flow and the Atlantic; get past that and you came safely into Hamnavoe or "peaceful harbour" where the town now stands.
Bu‘ Point
Locality
Photo: John Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bu‘ Point is a locality, which is situated 4 miles north of Greenhill Broch.
Greenhill Broch
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.90631° or 58° 54′ 23″ northLongitude
-3.3036° or 3° 18′ 13″ westOpen location code
9CCRWM4W+GHOpenStreetMap ID
way 1385648887OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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