Blackhill Cottage

Blackhill Cottage is a house in , which is located on Blackhill Road. Blackhill Cottage is situated nearby to , as well as near the peak .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wideford Hill chambered cairn and Grain Earth House.

Archaeological site
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is a Neolithic chambered cairn on in . The tomb dates to around 2000 BC, and is similar in design to the chambered cairn on Orkney. is situated 1 mile northwest of Blackhill Cottage.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site, which is situated 1¼ miles east of Blackhill Cottage.

Sports venue
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, also known as the Picky Centre, or simply the Picky, is a multi-use leisure centre in , , Scotland. It is the largest leisure centre in the Northern Isles. is situated 1¼ miles east of Blackhill Cottage.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Ola and Kirkwall.

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, .

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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.

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 4 miles south of Blackhill Cottage.

Blackhill Cottage

Latitude
58.98643° or 58° 59′ 11″ north
Longitude
-3.00545° or 3° 0′ 20″ west
Open location code
9CCRXXPV+HR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 917500048
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­house
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Highlights include The stone Chevrolet and Orkney Golf Club.

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