1 2 3 The Island of The Old Man of Hoy: St John’s Head: Broch of Famous 450ft (137m) sea stack, first climbed in At 1,128ft (343m) this is the most vertical Braebister: This promontory 1966 with a televised assault the following year, the sea cliff in Britain. The first direct ascent provided protection for an Iron Age fort Old Man of Hoy is perhaps Orkney’s most famous was made in 1970 by Edward Ward built some 2000 years ago. Remains are landmark. The footpath from Rackwick to the stack is Drummond and Oliver Hill who spent six still visible in the form of a 6 to 9ft steep in places and requires a three-hour round trip. nights on the face sleeping in hammocks. (1.8 to 2.8m) high mound.
4 5 6 7 8 Hoy Kirk: Now a community venue, Berriedale Wood: Ward Hill: At 1570ft (479m) The Dwarfie Stane: Hoy High & Hoy Low the Hoy Kirk houses the Hoy Heritage archive - The most northerly native woodland this is Orkney’s highest hill and with the Britain’s only rock-cut tomb, thought to Lighthouses, Graemsay: photographs, films and exhibitions. Open all year. in Britain; pollen analysis suggests that neighbouring Cuilags has a sub-arctic, have been hollowed out some 5000 years In the late 1840s two lighthouses were designed by www.hoyheritage.co.uk woodland of this type was more glaciated environment attracting geologists, ago in the Neolithic. Local legend report it Alan Stevenson and built to act as leading lights to The pulpit has wooden panels believed to have been from widespread in Orkney until 5000BC. botanists and hillwalkers. as the home of a giant with later folklore the western approaches of Hoy Sound to clear the the Spanish Armada. Above the pulpit is a cross made recording it as the dwelling of a dwarf. submerged Bow Rock of Hoy and Kirk Rocks of Warbeth. using wood from HMS Vanguard. The RSPB have a display
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S 8 A young girl from Lyness abandoned, pregnant, & Museum: Located a few minutes’ walk from the by a visiting sailor in the 18th century, took her Lyness ferry terminal the museum is centred around the former Graemsay Toilets own life and was buried away from hallowed fuel oil pumping station at Lyness Naval Base (HMS Proserpine). 3 The ground on the parish boundary. Surely one of The exhibition illustrates the importance of Scapa Flow as a base Witter Shop Britain’s loneliest graves. for the British fleet throughout history, concentrating on its role Picnic site St John’s 2 during two world wars. The museum is open March-October Head Walks Cuilags Moaness and admission is free. The Pumphouse Café is open from Easter 1427ft 4 Parking 10 to October. Tel: 01856 791300 (435m) Hoy Hostel H
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t Petrol o n Viewpoint: 6 A wonderful panorama Ward Hill of Scapa Flow and 12 Old 1570ft Orkney Mainland. 5 (479m) Scad Lyness Naval Cemetery: Here rest the heroes Man 1 of Hoy Head from some of the most famous incidents in modern naval history - the 7 Battle of Jutland (1916), HMS Hampshire sunk by a mine off Birsay (1916), Rackwick the explosion of HMS Vanguard off Flotta (1917) and the torpedoing of Hostel 10 HMS Royal Oak in Scapa Flow (1939). 27 Cava 9 26 Lyrawa Bay 13 Knap of Rackwick Bothy Trowieglen Little 1309ft Rysa Arctic Convoys Memorial, Lyness: Rora (399m) To commemorate all who served in the Arctic Convoys to Murmansk Head Rackwick Pegal Bay and Archangel in Russia. 14 Wee Fea Viewpoint: The large concrete The Fara Sneuk Lyness building on Wee Fea is the 27 WWII communications 11 Rackwick Burn of 12 and signal station. From Museums Forse 13 there, all the main fleet anchorages and the main Folk museums about life in Rackwick 14 Crockness run by the Rendall family. Craa Nest Flotta entrance into Scapa Flow is up the hill on the way to the Old Heldale 15 were visible. Viewpoint Man of Hoy. Glen House and the Old Water gives panorama of the School House are situated where the 16 South Isles. track begins. Open all year. Hackness 15 Hoglinns Longhope 26 Water Switha Gable End Theatre: The Gable End is a South Rackwick: This crofting township is considered 25 75-seat community theatre, cinema and 24 Walls 17 one of the most beautiful places in Orkney. Bounded by North 19 music venue. Most music events have a towering cliffs and steep heathery hills, Rackwick rests Bay 18 licensed bar. The Gable End Film Society beside a fine sand and boulder strewn beach. Melsetter 20 holds fortnightly screenings. 22 Events are advertised locally and at 21 Cantick 25 Head www.orkneycommunities.co.uk/ Melsetter House 23 Lighthouse IOHDT. & Chapel: The current house was built, Brough Brims incorporating an earlier property, in the late 1890s of Berry Torness by the famous Arts & Crafts architect WR Lethaby. 16 Visits arranged by appointment only subject to owner’s 0 2 4 6 8 km convenience - Thursdays. Tel: 01856 791352. N miles Martello Towers and 0 1 2 3 4 5 Longhope Battery: These two towers, constructed between 1813 and 1815 were built as 20 17 24 protection for the Baltic convoys. Renovated in 1866 they New Longhope Lifeboat Cantick Head Lighthouse: Moodie Burial Place: were used during World War I. Hackness is maintained by Historic Scotland. Open April - October 9.30 - 5.30 daily. Station: Alongside the pier you will find the the First lit in 1858 it was built by David Stevenson to mark The Moodie family owned most of Walls parish the southern entrance to Scapa Flow. from the late 16th century until 1820.
Helen Comrie, a Tamar class lifeboat. A shop run by the Longhope IainAshman Design Orkney design: Lifeboat Guild is open on Wednesdays, Thursdays & Fridays 12 - 2pm. 21 18 Tel: 01856 701498 www.longhopelifeboat.org.uk Green Hill of Hesti Geo: Longhope Lifeboat Memorial: This large green mound, not far from the Candle of At Osmondwall the Kirkhope burial ground is dominated 23 Snelsetter, contains an unusually large broch. There by the lone bronze figure of a lifeboatman, erected in honour of are two gloups nearby. the eight-man crew of the T.G.B. which was lost with all hands Longhope Lifeboat Station on March 17, 1969, en route to a rescue. 22 Museum: Situated at Brims in South Walls, Longhope 19 Lifeboat Station was opened in 1874 and the crew have since saved Hill of White Hamars: over 500 lives. The boatshed is now a museum housing one of the A Scottish WildIfe Trust reserve which offers Kirk Hope: This was a favourite Viking anchorage early lifeboats, the Thomas McCunn (1933-1962). spectacular coastal walks, overlooking the Pentland where in 995 Jarl Sigurd the Stout was given his famous choice - Tel: 01856 701431 to view. Firth. The reserve is one of the few places where you baptism into the Christian faith or decapitation. He chose baptism! will find the rare Scottish Primrose (Primula scotica). There is a commemorative stone bench near the kirkyard (point 18).
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