Westhill

About Westhill

Westhill lies on the island of Burray in Orkney Islands. Local places nearby include Burray Village just 1.1 km East North East, St Margaret's Hope situated 2.7 km South West, St Mary's just 5.8 km North and St Ola situated 13.1 km North. Other rural communities nearby include Hillside, Grimness, Southtown, Northtown and Eastside.

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Information is sourced from OS, ONS and OSM under open licence, using publicly available datasets.

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Local Map

Map of Westhill
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Location Summary

  • Westhill is located in Orkney Islands
  • Administrative Area: Orkney Islands
  • Ceremonial County: Orkney Islands
  • Historic County: Orkney Islands
  • Region & Country: Scotland / Scotland
  • Island: Burray
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Nearby Towns & Cities

  • Kirkwall 15.3 km N
  • Stromness 24.8 km WNW
  • Thurso 43.8 km SW
  • Wick 45.6 km SSW
  • Inverness 169.6 km SSW
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Nearby Localities

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Smaller Settlements

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Other places with this name

  • Westhill, Highland 168.5 km SSW
  • Westhill, Aberdeenshire 191.9 km SSE
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Beaches

  • Ayre of Cara1.6 km ESE
  • Ayre of Westermill838 m E
  • Quoybanks1.9 km E
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Parks

  • Ferry Muir319.5 km S
  • Fountain Green330.1 km S
  • Kinnoull Hill Woodland Park274.1 km S
  • West Green312.9 km S
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Woods

  • Heathshield Wood32.6 km SW
  • Hoy Forest25.4 km WNW
  • Stroupster Forest32.9 km SSW
  • Tothel Gill Forest30.8 km SSW
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Hills

  • Kirkie Hill5.9 km SSW
  • Little Wart821 m NNW
  • The Wart3.5 km SW
  • Vensilly Hill3.9 km S
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Lakes

  • Echna Loch1.6 km NE
  • Loch of Ayre5.7 km N
  • Loch of Graemeshall6.9 km NNE
  • Loch of Lythe9.9 km S
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Waterfalls

  • An t-Eas58.8 km SW
  • Eas Gluta77.6 km SW
  • Easan na Buaile75.9 km SSW
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Headlands

  • Needle Point2.0 km WSW
  • Swannies Point1.7 km N
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Islands

  • Burray1.8 km NE
  • Hunda2.9 km WNW
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Wetlands

  • Langa Taing227 m SSW
  • Hesta427 m ESE
  • The Ruff1.9 km WSW
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Health Services

  • The BalfourHospital 14.6 km N
  • Dunbar HospitalHospital 45.5 km SW
  • Pentland View Nursing HomeMedical 44.4 km SW
  • Seaview HouseMedical 45.1 km S
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Education

  • Burray Primary SchoolSchool 928 m ENE
  • Hope Community SchoolSchool 3.0 km SW
  • University of the Highlands and IslandsUniversity 15.7 km N
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Railway Stations

  • Thurso44.5 km SW
  • Wick45.7 km SSW
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Bus Stations

  • Kirkwall Bus Station15.6 km N
  • Elgin Bus Station134.7 km S
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Coach Stations

  • Newcastle Coach Station438.3 km S
  • Gateshead Interchange439.1 km S
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Ferry Terminals

  • St Margaret's Hope2.3 km SW
  • Burwick Ferry Terminal11.8 km SSW
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Airports

  • Kirkwall Airport12.8 km N
  • London Airport39.8 km NNE
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Airfields

  • Lamb Holm International5.4 km NNE
  • Sanday Airport49.4 km NNE
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Heliports

  • Glasgow City Heliport341.4 km SSW
  • Newcastle City Heliport438.9 km S
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Harbours

  • Kirkwall Harbour16.0 km N
  • Stromness Harbour24.3 km WNW