What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in Orkney Islands.
Leaving Ward Hill on Hoy rises to approximately 383 meters, making it the highest point on the island of Hoy in the Orkney Islands. It is composed primarily of basalt and represents the eroded remains of an ancient volcanic plug, significant for its geological history and as a landmark in Orkney's rugged landscape.
Places near here
Summit of Ward Hill, HoyMountain or hill · 172 yd
Ward HillMountain / peak · 193 yd
Ward Hill, Hoy - summit cairnAncient tomb or cairn · 224 yd
Sandy LochSearchlight Emplacement (second World War) · 1590 yd
Hoy, Hoy LodgeGate Pier(s) (19th Century), Lairds House (post Medieval), Wall(s) (19th Century) · 1.1 mi
Trowie GlenSculpture (modern) · 1.2 mi
Bay of QuoysBay · 1.2 mi
Dwarfie StaneHeritage attraction · 1.3 mi
Bay of CreeklandBay · 1.6 mi
Berriedale Wood, HoyForest or wood · 1.8 mi
Strathelliot: Taing of Selwick, Hoy, Hoy Sound, OrkneySteam Trawler (20th Century)-(1952) · 2.3 mi
The Old SchoolMuseum · 2.4 miOther information
Photo: Calum McRoberts · CC BY-SA 2.0