Hools

Hools is a farm in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Hools is situated nearby to the forest Olad Burn, as well as near Quoy (ruins).

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include South Ronaldsay and Sandwick House, South Ronaldsay.

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.

Sandwick House, South Ronaldsay

House

Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sandwick House, South Ronaldsay is situated 1 mile southeast of Hools.

Ward Hill

Peak

Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ward Hill is a peak, which is situated 2 miles southeast of Hools.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sandwick and Herston.

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".

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.