Gyre
Gyre is a farm in Scotland, United Kingdom. Gyre is situated nearby to the archaeological site Norse Water Mill, as well as near St Nicholas’s Church (ruins) aka Orkney Round Church C12.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Orphir, Free Church and SMS Kronprinz.
Orphir, Free Church
Church
Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Orphir, Free Church is situated 1 mile north of Gyre.
SMS Kronprinz
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
SMS Kronprinz was the last dreadnought battleship of the four-ship König class of the German Imperial Navy. The battleship was laid down in November 1911 and launched on 21 February 1914. SMS Kronprinz is situated 2 miles south of Gyre.
Holm of Houton
Islet
Photo: John Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Holm of Houton is one of the southern Orkney islands. Holm of Houton is situated 1½ miles southwest of Gyre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hangaback and Orphir.
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 2 miles west of Gyre.
Gyre
- Type: Farm
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.92395° or 58° 55′ 26″ northLongitude
-3.14717° or 3° 8′ 50″ westOpen location code
9CCRWVF3+H4OpenStreetMap ID
way 985815414OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyard
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