What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in Orkney Islands.
Roughly 10–15 metres high, the Hill of Huntis is composed of glacial till and sand, typical of the Orkney Islands' Quaternary deposits. It offers a small but strategic vantage point over Evie Village, reflecting the area’s long history of coastal settlement and land use.
Places near here
War MemorialMemorial · 99 yd
HoweMound (period Unassigned) · 484 yd
Sands of EvieInhumation (period Unassigned) · 793 yd
Burn of DessoBuilding (period Unassigned)(possible) · 969 yd
Knowe of Stenso BrochArchaeological place · 1038 yd
Evie, PierNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1171 yd
Beach at EvieBeach · 1215 yd
Beach Fishing at the Sands of EvieBeach · 1670 yd
Wind Farm, Burgar Hill, OrkneyMountain or hill · 1.1 mi
Peat-cutting at Blythemo, Burgar HillMountain or hill · 1.2 mi
Burgar HillMountain / peak · 1.3 mi
Hill of HuntisMountain / peak · 1.3 miOther information
Photo: John Comloquoy · CC BY-SA 2.0