Ward Hill, Hoy

Name: Ward Hill
Address: Hoy, United Kingdom

#3 among attractions in Hoy

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Ward Hill is a hill on the island of Hoy in Orkney, Scotland. It lies at the north of the island between Moaness and Rackwick, and is the highest point in both Orkney and the Scottish Northern Isles at an elevation of 481 m. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 1578 ftProminence: 1578 ftCoordinates: 58°54'1"N, 3°20'26"W

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Ward Hill – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Old Man of Hoy, Pier Arts Centre, Dwarfie Stane, ArtWorks of the Earth.

3.4 miW
Natural attraction, Geologic formation, Park
Old Man of Hoy, Hoy
88 min walk • The Old Man of Hoy is a 449-foot sea stack on Hoy, part of the Orkney archipelago off the north coast of Scotland. Formed from Old Red Sandstone, it is one of the tallest stacks in the United Kingdom.
4.6 miN
Museum, Art gallery, Shopping
Pier Arts Centre, Stromness
117 min walk • The Pier Arts Centre is an art gallery and museum in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland. It was established in 1979 to provide a home for an important collection of fine art donated to "be held in trust for Orkney" by the author, peace activist and philanthropist Margaret Gardiner.
1.4 miSE
Ruins, Mysterious site, Historical place
Dwarfie Stane, Hoy
37 min walk • The Dwarfie Stane is a megalithic chambered tomb carved out of a titanic block of Devonian Old Red Sandstone located in a steep-sided glaciated valley between the settlements of Quoys and Rackwick on Hoy, an island in Orkney, Scotland.
4.5 miN
58°57'42"N • 3°17'58"W
ArtWorks of the Earth, Stromness
115 min walk • Museum, Shopping
4.5 miNE
Island
Inner Holm, Stromness
115 min walk • Inner Holm is a small inhabited island in Stromness harbour and one of the Orkney islands of Scotland. It is about 350 metres east of the harbour front of Stromness but it is connected to the Orkney Mainland shore at low tide on the opposite side of the bay.
6.2 miNE
Watermill
Mill of Ayreland, Stenness
159 min walk • The Mill of Ayreland is an historic watermill driven by water force of the Burn of Ayreland, a northwesterly flowing coastal stream within Mainland Orkney, Scotland, that empties into the Clestrain Sound approximately five kilometres southerly of Stenness.
5.8 miSE
Island
Rysa Little
148 min walk • Rysa Little, commonly referred to as Rysa, is an uninhabited island in the Orkney archipelago in Scotland. It is approximately 32 hectares in area, and rises to 20 metres above sea level.
3.2 miNE
Small island with farms and lighthouses
Graemsay
81 min walk • One of the main attractions on Graemsay is the Brough of Birsay, a small tidal island that can be accessed by foot at low tide. The Brough of Birsay is home to the remains of a Viking settlement, as well as a lighthouse and stunning views of the surrounding coastline.