What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in Orkney Islands.
Approximately 120 meters high, the SE Ridge of Ward Hill is part of a basaltic landscape typical of the Orkney Islands. It contributes to the local topography and may have historical or archaeological significance within the broader Ward Hill area.
Places near here
SW top of Ward Hill, HoyMountain or hill · 448 yd
Dwarfie StaneHeritage attraction · 633 yd
Trowie GlenSculpture (modern) · 701 yd
Mountain Hares, HoyMountain or hill · 931 yd
Ward HillMountain / peak · 1.1 mi
Ward Hill, Hoy - summit cairnAncient tomb or cairn · 1.1 mi
QuoynessSearchlight Emplacement (second World War) · 1.2 mi
Bay of QuoysBay · 1.5 mi
Vow RandieMountain / peak · 1.5 mi
The Pier, MoanessHeritage place · 1.9 mi
Bay of CreeklandBay · 2.2 mi
Berriedale Wood, HoyForest or wood · 2.5 miOther information
Photo: Calum McRoberts · CC BY-SA 2.0