Kirkhouse 1
Kirkhouse 1 is a house in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Kirkhouse 1 is situated nearby to the archaeological site St Ola’s Chapel (Norse) and burial ground (Medieval), as well as near the beach Long Ayre.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include W Hourston Blacksmiths Museum and Sorquoy,standing stone,Papley.
W Hourston Blacksmiths Museum
Museum
Photo: Antony Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
W Hourston Blacksmiths Museum is situated 1½ miles northeast of Kirkhouse 1.
Sorquoy,standing stone,Papley
Archaeological site
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sorquoy,standing stone,Papley is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 miles east of Kirkhouse 1.
Hoxa Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hoxa Head Lighthouse is situated 2 miles northwest of Kirkhouse 1.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Herston and Sandwick.
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.
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".
Saint Margaret’s Hope
Village
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Margaret's Hope is a village in the Orkney Islands, off the north coast of Scotland. It is known locally as The Hope or The Hup. With a population of about 550, it is Orkney's third largest settlement after Kirkwall and Stromness.
Kirkhouse 1
- Type: House
- Postal code: KW17 2RH
- Categories: building and residential building
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.80718° or 58° 48′ 26″ northLongitude
-2.97865° or 2° 58′ 43″ westOpen location code
9CCVR24C+VGOpenStreetMap ID
way 884148263OpenStreetMap feature
building=house
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St Ola’s Chapel (Norse) and burial ground (Medieval) and Long Ayre.
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