Heddle Hill Circuit
Heddle Hill Circuit is a motorsport racing track in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Heddle Hill Circuit is situated nearby to the archaeological site Hill of Heddle (Prehistoric Barrow), as well as near Heddle Quarry.| 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 1,700 feet east of Heddle Hill Circuit.
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 3,500 feet northwest of Heddle Hill Circuit.
Finstown Mill
Watermill
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Finstown Mill is a watermill, which is situated 1 mile north of Heddle Hill Circuit.
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 Hill Circuit
- Type: Motocross
- Categories: motorsport racing track and sports location
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.99711° or 58° 59′ 50″ northLongitude
-3.11703° or 3° 7′ 1″ westOpen location code
9CCRXVWM+R5OpenStreetMap ID
way 295670766OpenStreetMap feature
highway=racewayOpenStreetMap feature
sport=motocross
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hill of Heddle (Prehistoric Barrow) and Heddle Quarry.
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