Lower Hobbister
Lower Hobbister is a farm in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Lower Hobbister is situated nearby to the watermill Tormiston Mill, as well as near the locality Firth.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 3,500 feet west of Lower 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 3,300 feet west of Lower Hobbister.
Barnhouse Stone, standing stone
Archaeological site
Photo: Sandy Gerrard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Barnhouse Stone, standing stone is an archaeological site, which is situated 1 mile west of Lower Hobbister.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stenness and Firth.
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.
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 2 miles northeast of Lower Hobbister.
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 Lower Hobbister.
Lower Hobbister
- Type: Farm
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.99639° or 58° 59′ 47″ northLongitude
-3.16931° or 3° 10′ 10″ westOpen location code
9CCRXRWJ+H7OpenStreetMap ID
way 999715437OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyard
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