What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in Orkney Islands.
Roughly 116 meters high, Mountain Hares is a prominent hill on the island of Hoy in the Orkney Islands, known for its striking basaltic geology and rugged coastal terrain. It holds local significance as a notable landmark in an area rich with Neolithic and Norse heritage.
Places near here
Approaching Ward HillMountain or hill · 512 yd
SW top of Ward Hill, HoyMountain or hill · 578 yd
Ward HillMountain / peak · 1149 yd
Ward Hill, Hoy - summit cairnAncient tomb or cairn · 1194 yd
Trowie GlenSculpture (modern) · 1541 yd
Dwarfie StaneHeritage attraction · 1564 yd
Bay of QuoysBay · 1.1 mi
QuoynessSearchlight Emplacement (second World War) · 1.1 mi
Hoy, Hoy LodgeGate Pier(s) (19th Century), Lairds House (post Medieval), Wall(s) (19th Century) · 1.4 mi
Bay of CreeklandBay · 1.7 mi
Vow RandieMountain / peak · 2.0 mi
Berriedale Wood, HoyForest or wood · 2.3 miOther information
Photo: Calum McRoberts · CC BY-SA 2.0