Burghstone Hill

Burghstone Hill is a house in , which is located on Cannigall Road. Burghstone Hill is situated nearby to the park , as well as near the peak .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kirkwall Airport and St Magnus Cathedral.

Aerodrome
Photo: Ken Walton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is the main serving in Scotland. It is located 2.5 NM southeast of and is owned by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited. The airport is used by Loganair. is situated 2½ miles east of Burghstone Hill.

Church
Photo: Robert Scarth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a Church of Scotland parish church in , the main town of , a group of islands off the north coast of mainland . is situated 2 miles north of Burghstone Hill.

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The Earl's Palace is a ruined Renaissance-style palace near St Magnus's Cathedral in the centre of , Orkney, . Built by Patrick, Earl of Orkney, its construction began in 1607 and was largely undertaken via forced labour. is situated 2 miles north of Burghstone Hill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include HMS Royal Oak and St Ola.

Locality
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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. is situated 2 miles southwest of Burghstone Hill.

Locality
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is a parish on . It is in the centre of the island, east of the parish and north of Holm. It contains the capital and largest town of the Orkney archipelago, . is situated 2 miles northwest of Burghstone Hill.

Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the chief town of the , which lie off the north tip of mainland . With a population of about 10,000 in 2020, has accommodation and other amenities and is the obvious base for exploring these islands.

Burghstone Hill

Latitude
58.95354° or 58° 57′ 13″ north
Longitude
-2.96312° or 2° 57′ 47″ west
Open location code
9CCVX23P+CQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 899980262
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­house
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