What is recorded here
Kirk Hope is a coastal bay on the Orkney Islands, featuring sea cliffs and rock formations primarily composed of Old Red Sandstone, dating to the Devonian period (approximately 400–360 million years old). The rock formed from sedimentary deposits in ancient river and delta systems, and the area is notable for its well-preserved geological strata and coastal erosion features.
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Places near here
R.N. Graves Kirkhope CemeteryChurch, cross or graveyard · 745 yd
Longhope Lifeboat MemorialMemorial · 771 yd
South Walls, Cantick HeadBarrow (prehistoric) · 829 yd
Ruff of Cantick, BeaconBeacon (period Unassigned) · 835 yd
Cantick Head LighthouseHeritage place · 848 yd
South Walls, Cantick Head, Lighthouse Keepers' CottagesLighthouse Keepers House(s) (19th Century) · 878 yd
Hackness Martello TowerHeritage attraction · 1567 yd
24 pound gun on Martello TowerCastle, fort or tower · 1571 yd
Martello TowerCastle, fort or tower · 1737 yd
The BatteryHeritage attraction · 1.0 mi
South WallsIsland · 1.3 mi
Hill of Wards Gun BatteryMountain or hill · 1.5 mi