Hestily
Hestily is a house in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Hestily is situated nearby to the archaeological site Site: Iron Age broch and settlement, as well as near the forest Helen’s Wood.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include South Ronaldsay and Cairns O‘ The Bu.
South Ronaldsay
Photo: Nachosan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
South Ronaldsay is the most southerly of the Orkney Islands, with its main settlement at St Margaret's Hope, and a population in 2011 of 909. Burray just north has always been joined by a sandy spit to South Ronaldsay.
Cairns O‘ The Bu
Archaeological site
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Cairns O‘ The Bu is an archaeological site, which is situated 740 feet northeast of Hestily.
Tomison’s Academy, South Ronaldsay
Historic building
Photo: David Loutit, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tomison’s Academy, South Ronaldsay is a historic building, which is situated 1 mile southwest of Hestily.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sandwick and Brough Ness.
Sandwick
Locality
Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sandwick is a parish on the west coast of Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, 4 miles north of Stromness. The parish's name derives from the Old Norse Sandvík meaning "Sand Bay". Sandwick is situated 2 miles northwest of Hestily.
Brough Ness
Locality
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Brough Ness is a locality, which is situated 2½ miles south of Hestily.
Herston
Hamlet
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Herston is a village on South Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom. Herston is historically a fishing village but its only industry to speak of is Herston Stained Glass, now that Herston Hikers Hostel is now inactive. Herston is situated 4 miles northwest of Hestily.
Hestily
- Type: House
- Categories: building and residential building
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.76448° or 58° 45′ 52″ northLongitude
-2.94762° or 2° 56′ 51″ westOpen location code
9CCVQ372+QXOpenStreetMap ID
way 631629418OpenStreetMap feature
building=house
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Site: Iron Age broch and settlement and Helen’s Wood.
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