Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Longhope

Longhope, hamlet, Walls and Flotta par., Hoy island, Orkney, on Long Hope, 17 miles SW. of Kirkwall; P.O., T.O.; Long Hope penetrates the S. part of Hoy island 4 miles SW., and forms a fine natural harbour.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "hamlet"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Walls and Flotta ScoP       Orkney ScoCnty
Place: Longhope

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