Heddle Quarry
Heddle Quarry is a quarry in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Heddle Quarry is situated nearby to the archaeological site Hill of Heddle (Prehistoric Barrow), as well as near Tumulus.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn and Buckle’s Tower.
Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn
Archaeological site
Photo: Adrazahl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn is a Neolithic chambered cairn on Mainland, the main island of Orkney, Scotland, about 6 miles west of Kirkwall. It dates to around 3000 BC, and is similar in design to Maeshowe, but on a smaller scale. Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn is situated 3,000 feet east of Heddle Quarry.
Buckle’s Tower
Tower
Buckle's Tower is a historic stone-built tower upon the Hill of Heddle in Firth, Orkney. The tower was originally built sometime during the 1870s by a local shepherd boy named William Buckle who watched the sheep on the Hill of Heddle. Buckle’s Tower is situated 2,000 feet west of Heddle Quarry.
Finstown Mill
Watermill
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Finstown Mill is a watermill, which is situated 3,700 feet north of Heddle Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Finstown and Firth.
Finstown
Village
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Finstown is a village in the parish of Firth on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is the fourth-largest settlement in the Orkney Islands. According to travel author Eric Linklater, the homes in Finstown are tidy and well cared for.
Firth
Locality
Firth is a civil parish mainly on Mainland, Orkney. The islands of Damsay and Holm of Grimbister, which lie in the Bay of Firth, are also in the parish.
Stenness
Photo: Nachosan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stenness is a small, scattered village in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, on the A965 main road between Kirkwall and Stromness. It has several UNESCO World Heritage Listed neolithic sights: the Stones, Maeshowe and Ring of Brodgar, with Skara Brae a few miles further north.
Heddle Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.99995° or 58° 59′ 60″ northLongitude
-3.12313° or 3° 7′ 23″ westOpen location code
9CCRXVXG+XQOpenStreetMap ID
way 1444717986OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hill of Heddle (Prehistoric Barrow) and Tumulus.
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