Gimps Watermill
Gimps Watermill is a ruins in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Gimps Watermill is situated nearby to the archaeological site Kirk Geo - site of St Colm’s Chapel, as well as near Burnt Mound (Prehistoric).Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sorquoy,standing stone,Papley and St Peter’s Church.
Sorquoy,standing stone,Papley
Archaeological site
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sorquoy,standing stone,Papley is an archaeological site, which is situated 1½ miles southwest of Gimps Watermill.
St Peter’s Church
Church
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Peter’s Church is situated 2 miles south of Gimps Watermill.
W Hourston Blacksmiths Museum
Museum
Photo: Antony Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
W Hourston Blacksmiths Museum is situated 2½ miles west of Gimps Watermill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grim Ness and Ayre of Cara.
Grim Ness
Locality
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grimness is a cliff-girt headland on the island of South Ronaldsay, in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland. It is located between Honeysgeo and Skipi Geo and rises to a height of 34 metres above sea level.
Saint Margaret’s Hope
Village
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Margaret's Hope is a village in the Orkney Islands, off the north coast of Scotland. It is known locally as The Hope or The Hup. With a population of about 550, it is Orkney's third largest settlement after Kirkwall and Stromness. Saint Margaret’s Hope is situated 2 miles west of Gimps Watermill.
Gimps Watermill
- Type: Ruins
- Categories: building and watermill
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.82604° or 58° 49′ 34″ northLongitude
-2.89858° or 2° 53′ 55″ westOpen location code
9CCVR4G2+CHOpenStreetMap ID
way 942845652OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=watermill
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kirk Geo - site of St Colm’s Chapel and Burnt Mound (Prehistoric).
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