Old Smithy

Old Smithy is a building in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Old Smithy is situated nearby to Hobbister House, as well as near the peak Hobbister Hill.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hobbister House and Kirbister Mill.

Hobbister House

House

Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hobbister House is situated 470 feet southwest of Old Smithy.

Kirbister Mill

Watermill

Photo: Andrew Riley, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kirbister Mill is a watermill, which is situated 1 mile west of Old Smithy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Orphir and HMS Royal Oak.

Orphir

Village

Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Orphir is a parish and settlement on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is approximately 9 miles southwest of Kirkwall, and comprises a seaboard tract of about 7 by 3+1⁄2 mi, and includes Cava and the Holm of Houton. Orphir is situated 3 miles west of Old Smithy.

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 southeast of Old Smithy.

St Ola

Locality

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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 3½ miles northeast of Old Smithy.

Old Smithy

Type: Building
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.94811° or 58° 56′ 53″ north

Longitude

-3.06772° or 3° 4′ 4″ west

Open location code

9CCRWWXJ+6W

OpenStreetMap ID

way 923099151

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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