Hoy Island National Scenic Area
Hoy Island is located in Orkney, Scotland. The highest point in Orkney, Ward Hill, is on Hoy. It is the second widest archipelago after the Mainland, with a surface of 143 square kilometres (55 squ...
Hoy Island is located in Orkney, Scotland. The highest point in Orkney, Ward Hill, is on Hoy. It is the second widest archipelago after the Mainland, with a surface of 143 square kilometres (55 square miles). The scenic seashore of Hoy pleases guests travelling to Orkney by ferry. It has extremes of numerous types: some of the highest seafronts in the UK at St John's Head, which touch 350 metre...
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About Hoy Island National Scenic Area
Hoy Island is located in Orkney, Scotland. The highest point in Orkney, Ward Hill, is on Hoy. It is the second widest archipelago after the Mainland, with a surface of 143 square kilometres (55 square miles). The scenic seashore of Hoy pleases guests travelling to Orkney by ferry. It has extremes of numerous types: some of the highest seafronts in the UK at St John's Head, which touch 350 metres (1150 feet); the imposing and popular sea stack, the Old Man of Hoy; some of the most northerly surviving natural woodland in the British Isles. The most northerly Martello Towers were constructed to protect the island during the Napoleonic War, but were never used in battle.