Wideford

Wideford is a farm in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Wideford is situated near the archaeological site Hillocks of Garth, as well as near the aerodrome Kirkwall Airport.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Fresson memorial, Wideford and Kirkwall Airport.

Fresson memorial, Wideford

Memorial

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fresson memorial, Wideford is situated 1,000 feet northwest of Wideford.

Kirkwall Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Ken Walton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kirkwall Airport is the main airport serving Orkney in Scotland. It is located 3 miles southeast of Kirkwall and is owned by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited. The airport is used by Loganair.

St Magnus Cathedral

Church

Photo: Robert Scarth, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Magnus Cathedral is a Church of Scotland parish church in Kirkwall, the main town of Orkney, a group of islands off the north coast of mainland Scotland. St Magnus Cathedral is situated 2 miles northwest of Wideford.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kirkwall and St Ola.

Kirkwall

Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kirkwall is the chief town of the Orkney Islands, which lie off the north tip of mainland Scotland. With a population of about 10,000 in 2020, Kirkwall has accommodation and other amenities and is the obvious base for exploring these islands.

St Ola

Locality

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Ola is a parish on Mainland, Orkney. It is in the centre of the island, east of the parish Firth and north of Holm. It contains the capital and largest town of the Orkney archipelago, Kirkwall. St Ola is situated 2 miles northwest of Wideford.

St Andrews

Locality

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Andrews is a parish on Mainland, Orkney in Scotland. It is located east of the town of Kirkwall and the parish of St Ola and lies north of Holm and west of Deerness. St Andrews is situated 2½ miles east of Wideford.

Wideford

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

58.95904° or 58° 57′ 33″ north

Longitude

-2.93634° or 2° 56′ 11″ west

Open location code

9CCVX357+JF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 900529474

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=farmyard

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Hillocks of Garth and Inganess beach.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Wideford Farmhouse and Wideford Villa.

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