Farms (open to visitors) · Scottish Islands
Quholm
Quholm in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
- Family-friendly
About
Quholm is a place of interest in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Quholm (grid reference HY5221) is a farm in the northeast of Shapinsay, in the islands of Orkney, Scotland.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Slightly to the south along Shapinsay's northwest coast are located the coastal ayres of Lairo Water and the Ouse situated within Veantro Bay. There are significant archaeological sites not distant from Quholm, including Odin's Stone, Burroughston Broch, Linton Chapel, Castle Bloody and Mor Stein.
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- Coordinates
- 59.0732, -2.8390
- District
- Orkney Islands
- Postcode
- KW17 2EB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Orkney and Shetland
Sources
Other places nearby
Cairn (beacon stance)
Burial mounds & barrows · 0.4 km
Hillock Quoys
Archaeological sites · 1.1 km
Unyatuak Mound
Archaeological sites · 1.2 km
Veantrow Bay
Castles · 1.7 km
Burroughston Broch
Archaeological sites · 2.1 km
The Hillock Broch
Archaeological sites · 2.1 km
The Hillock Broch
Archaeological sites · 2.1 km
Ness
Beaches · 2.1 km
The Hillock - cemetery
Archaeological sites · 2.2 km
Lairo Water
Natural landmarks · 2.2 km
'Odin's Stone' (Boundary stone)
Archaeological sites · 2.3 km
Nettle Geo
Natural landmarks · 2.3 km
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📷 4Frequently asked questions
- Where is Quholm?
- Quholm is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode KW17 2EB).
- What is Quholm?
- Quholm in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Quholm?
- Drivers can use postcode KW17 2EB.
- How do I get to Quholm?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KW17 2EB. It sits within the Orkney and Shetland parliamentary constituency.