Highlands & Islands Fire & Rescue Service
Highlands & Islands Fire & Rescue Service is a fire station in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Highlands & Islands Fire & Rescue Service is situated nearby to Knowe of Hunclett walk (1.4 km) - OIC Orkney Walks, as well as near Castlehill (ruins).| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Blackhammer Chambered Cairn and Knowe of Yarso chambered cairn.
Blackhammer Chambered Cairn
Archaeological site
Photo: MichaelMaggs, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Blackhammer Chambered Cairn is a Neolithic chambered cairn located on the island of Rousay, in Orkney, Scotland. The tomb, constructed around 3000 BC, is a Orkney–Cromarty chambered cairn, characterized by stalled burial compartments. Blackhammer Chambered Cairn is situated 1,600 feet east of Highlands & Islands Fire & Rescue Service.
Knowe of Yarso chambered cairn
Archaeological site
Photo: MichaelMaggs, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Knowe of Yarso chambered cairn is a Neolithic burial monument located on the island of Rousay in Orkney, Scotland. The site was excavated in the 1930s, and uncovered human and animal bones as well as pottery sherds, flint and bone tools, and arrowheads. Knowe of Yarso chambered cairn is situated 1,900 feet northwest of Highlands & Islands Fire & Rescue Service.
Taversöe Tuick
Archaeological site
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Taversöe Tuick is a Neolithic burial cairn on Rousay, Orkney, Scotland, thought to date from between 4000 and 2500 BCE. The monument includes a rare example of a double-tiered chamber, an upper chamber approached via a passageway and a lower subterranean chamber, originally separate, which can now be reached via a modern ladder from the upper chamber. Taversöe Tuick is situated 1 mile east of Highlands & Islands Fire & Rescue Service.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Evie and Tingwall.
Evie
Village
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Evie is a parish and village on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. The parish is located in the north-west of the Mainland, between Birsay and Rendall, forming the coastline opposite the isle of Rousay. Evie is situated 2½ miles southwest of Highlands & Islands Fire & Rescue Service.
Tingwall
Village
Tingwall is a farm and ferry terminal that lies on the north-east coast of Orkney's West Mainland on the Gairsay Sound in the parish of Evie and Rendall. Tingwall is situated 3 miles south of Highlands & Islands Fire & Rescue Service.
Rendall
Village
Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rendall is a parish on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is in the north west of the island and lies east of the parishes of Birsay and Evie and north east of Harray. The island of Gairsay is also in the parish. Rendall is situated 5 miles south of Highlands & Islands Fire & Rescue Service.
Highlands & Islands Fire & Rescue Service
- Type: Fire station
- Category: building
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.13089° or 59° 7′ 51″ northLongitude
-3.03362° or 3° 2′ 1″ westOpen location code
9CFR4XJ8+9HOpenStreetMap ID
way 204396319OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=fire_stationOpenStreetMap feature
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Knowe of Hunclett walk (1.4 km) - OIC Orkney Walks and Castlehill (ruins).
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