Upper Hobbister
Upper Hobbister is a farm in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Upper Hobbister is situated nearby to the locality Firth, as well as near the village Finstown.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Maeshowe and Tormiston Mill.
Maeshowe
Protected area
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maeshowe is a Neolithic chambered cairn and passage grave situated on Mainland Orkney, Scotland. It was probably built around 2800 BC. In the archaeology of Scotland, it gives its name to the Maeshowe type of chambered cairn, which is limited to Orkney. Maeshowe is situated 1 mile west of Upper Hobbister.
Tormiston Mill
Watermill
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tormiston Mill is a Category B listed watermill located on the Mainland of Orkney, in Scotland, owned by Historic Scotland since 1989. The mill sits adjacent to Maeshowe Chambered Cairn. Tormiston Mill is situated 1 mile southwest of Upper Hobbister.
Buckle’s Tower
Tower
Buckle's Tower is a historic stone-built tower upon the Hill of Heddle in Firth, Orkney. The tower was originally built sometime during the 1870s by a local shepherd boy named William Buckle who watched the sheep on the Hill of Heddle. Buckle’s Tower is situated 1¼ miles east of Upper Hobbister.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Firth and Stenness.
Firth
Locality
Firth is a civil parish mainly on Mainland, Orkney. The islands of Damsay and Holm of Grimbister, which lie in the Bay of Firth, are also in the parish. Firth is situated 1½ miles east of Upper Hobbister.
Stenness
Photo: Nachosan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stenness is a small, scattered village in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, on the A965 main road between Kirkwall and Stromness. It has several UNESCO World Heritage Listed neolithic sights: the Stones, Maeshowe and Ring of Brodgar, with Skara Brae a few miles further north.
Finstown
Village
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Finstown is a village in the parish of Firth on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is the fourth-largest settlement in the Orkney Islands. According to travel author Eric Linklater, the homes in Finstown are tidy and well cared for. Finstown is situated 2 miles east of Upper Hobbister.
Upper Hobbister
- Type: Farm
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.00087° or 59° 0′ 3″ northLongitude
-3.16708° or 3° 10′ 2″ westOpen location code
9CFR2R2M+85OpenStreetMap ID
way 999704690OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyard
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