Hestwall

Hestwall is a farm in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Hestwall is situated nearby to the garden Stangobreck, as well as near the building Smithy Cottage, Holm.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Broch of Ayre and Loch of Graemeshall.

Broch of Ayre

Archaeological site

Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Broch of Ayre, also known as St. Mary's Broch, is an Iron Age broch in Orkney, Scotland. Broch of Ayre is situated 3,800 feet south of Hestwall.

Loch of Graemeshall

Photo: C1614, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Loch of Graemeshall is situated 1 mile east of Hestwall.

Howa

House

Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Howa is a house, which is situated 1 mile northwest of Hestwall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Mary’s and Holm.

St Mary's is a small village in the parish of Holm on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It was originally a fishing port. Orkney F.C., the island group's main football club, plays its home games at The Rockworks Community Park, St.

Holm

Locality

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Holm, also spelled Ham, is a parish on Mainland, Orkney. An adjacent Sound, running between Mainland, and Burray, is named after Holm. It has since been blocked up by the Churchill Barriers.

HMS Royal Oak

Locality

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

HMS Royal Oak was one of five Revenge-class battleships built for the Royal Navy during the First World War. Completed in 1916, the ship first saw combat at the Battle of Jutland as part of the Grand Fleet. HMS Royal Oak is situated 3 miles northwest of Hestwall.

Hestwall

Type: Farm
Category: agriculture
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.90654° or 58° 54′ 24″ north

Longitude

-2.91738° or 2° 55′ 3″ west

Open location code

9CCVW34M+J2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 895846398

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=farmyard

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Stangobreck and Smithy Cottage, Holm.

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