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Birsay Moors (RSPB)
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In summer, hen harriers, short-eared owls and arctic skuas nest on the moorland. The hide overlooking Lowrie's Water gives superb views of red-throated divers during spring and summer.
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Near Finstown, Orkney
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Broch of Gurness (HS)
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Surrounded by a warren of Iron Age buildings, this broch probably dates to the first century AD.
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Aikerness, Orkney
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Brodgar, (RSPB)
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Surrounding the Ring of Brodgar this small, but beautiful, lochside reserve is excellent for birds, with breeding curlews, redshanks, lapwings, snipe, and shovelers.
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Stenness, Orkney
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Brough of Birsay (HS)
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On this island, easily accessible at low tide, there was once a major Pictish and Viking settlement. The ruins of a 12th century church, associated buildings and Norse hall-houses can still be seen.
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Birsay, Orkney
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Churchill Barriers
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The barriers were built in 1941-43 to stop German submarines reaching the British naval base in Scapa Flow. The 66,000 ten ton concrete blocks, used to form the barriers, were made by Italian prisoners of war.
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South of Kirkwall, Orkney
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Copinsay, (RSPB)
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This beautiful uninhabited island, with nearly a mile of vertical cliffs rising up to 76 metres, is home to a vast seabird colony. A good place also to see migrant birds.
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off East Mainland, Orkney
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Cottascarth, (RSPB)
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Cottascarth and Rendall are wonderful places to see hen harriers, merlins and short-eared owls. Rendall Moss has one of the highest densities of breeding curlews in Europe.
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Nr Finstown, Orkney
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Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn (HS)
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A magnificent chambered cairn with a beautifully constructed inner chamber containing four side cells. Reached by crawling along a narrow passage. When excavated, the skulls of 24 dogs were found on the floor of the chamber.
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Finstown, Orkney
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Dwarfie Stone Tomb (HS)
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This extraordinary tomb has been hollowed out of a solid block of sandstone. Outside the entrance is the original blocking stone. It is the only rock-cut tomb in Britain.
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Rackwick
, Hoy, Orkney
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Eynhallow Church (HS)
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This 12th century church was only discovered in 1851 after the roofs of some houses were stripped off following an outbreak of fever. Eynhallow, or Holy Isle in Old Norse, suggests that there may have been an earlier Celtic monastery on this site.
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Nr Rousay, Orkney
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