
What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in Orkney Islands.
Down Heddle Hill is a low-lying hill in the Orkney Islands, likely less than 50 meters in height, with a prominence shaped by the region's glacial and coastal erosion. Its name may derive from Old Norse, reflecting Orkney's Norse heritage, and such features often hold historical or agricultural significance in local landscapes.
Places near here
Chapel in FinstownChurch, cross or graveyard · 114 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 148 yd
Finstown, Old HousesHouse(s) (period Unassigned) · 190 yd
Cemetery, FinstownChurch, cross or graveyard · 264 yd
Houses on Heddle HillMountain or hill · 278 yd
Finstown SchoolCist(s) (period Unassigned) · 586 yd
The OuseBay · 621 yd
FinstownEnclosure (period Unassigned) · 657 yd
Grimbister from Cuween HillMountain or hill · 1436 yd
Hill of LyradaleMountain / peak · 1.7 mi
Burrien HillMountain / peak · 1.8 mi
BurnessNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 2.2 miOther information
Photo: Ian Balcombe · CC BY-SA 2.0