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Hoy, Hill Head

Farmstead (20th Century), Quarry(s) (19th Century), Searchlight Emplacement (second World War)

What is recorded here

Hoy, Hill Head is a farmstead in Orkney Islands, Scotland.

From the Historic Environment Scotland record 352681

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Recorded parish
Walls and Flotta
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  • Derek Mayes, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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  • Wolfgang Schlick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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  • Alan Reid, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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