Yarpha
Yarpha is a farm in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Yarpha is situated nearby to the historic site Site of WW2 anti-aircraft battery, as well as near the ruins Smoogro WWII HAA gun battery.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kirbister Mill and Orphir, Free Church.
Kirbister Mill
Watermill
Photo: Andrew Riley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kirbister Mill is a watermill, which is situated 4,100 feet northeast of Yarpha.
Orphir, Free Church
Church
Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Orphir, Free Church is situated 1¼ miles west of Yarpha.
Ward Hill
Peak
Photo: Rod Richmond, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ward Hill is a peak, which is situated 2 miles northwest of Yarpha.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Orphir and Houton.
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.
Houton
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Houton is a settlement 5 miles southeast of Stromness on the island of Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Orphir, and is situated on a minor road off the A964. Houton is situated 3½ miles west of Yarpha.
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 4½ miles east of Yarpha.
Yarpha
- Type: Farm
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.93647° or 58° 56′ 11″ northLongitude
-3.10851° or 3° 6′ 31″ westOpen location code
9CCRWVPR+HHOpenStreetMap ID
way 982207694OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyard
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