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Brough of Birsay Lighthouse © Copyright Ian Cowe
Brough of Birsay Lighthouse

Scotland, UK

This unusual lighthouse with its castellated tower was built in 1925. It is now solar powered. The tidal Island once had a...

Explore Orkney
Explore Orkney

Finstown, Kirkwall, KW17 2EN

Explore Orkney exhilarating enjoyable holidays. Choose day trips.Benefit from seeing archaeology spirituality historical...

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Cubbie Row's Castle © Crown Copyright Historic Scotland. www.historicscotlandimages.gov.uk
Cubbie Row's Castle (HS)

Wyre, Orkney, KW17 2

This Norse castle built in about 1150, is named after its first owner Kolbein (Krubbie) Hruga. A square tower, once three...

Rack Wick
Rack Wick

Scotland, UK

Linklet Bay
Linklet Bay

Scotland, UK

Sule Skerry Lighthouse
Sule Skerry Lighthouse

Scotland, UK

This is the most isolated lighthouse in the British Isles. It was built in 1895 on Sule Skerry a 35 acre island that lies...

Vat of Kirbister
Vat of Kirbister

Scotland, UK

Bay of Holland
Bay of Holland

Scotland, UK

Maes Howe © Crown Copyright Historic Scotland. www.historicscotlandimages.gov.uk
4 stars Maes Howe (HS)

Stenness, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3HA

The finest megalithic tomb in the British Isles, built in Neolithic times before 2700 BC. Runic inscriptions tell of how...

Old Man of Hoy, Orkney
Old Man of Hoy, Orkney

Scotland, UK

The best-known of Scotland’s sea-stacks it got its name when it was an arch with two legs.

Ring of Brodgar © Crown Copyright Historic Scotland. www.historicscotlandimages.gov.uk
Ring of Brodgar (HS)

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland, UK

This great stone circle surrounded by a massive ditch, once 3 metres deep and 10 metres wide, is one of the most...

Hobbister © Copyright Andy Hay, rspbimages.com
Hobbister (RSPB)

South-west of Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, UK

This attractive and varied reserve is a good place to watch hen harriers, merlin, short-eared owls, and red-throated...

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Broch of Gurness © Crown Copyright Historic Scotland. www.historicscotlandimages.gov.uk
4 stars Broch of Gurness (HS)

Aikerness, Orkney, KW17 2NH

Surrounded by a warren of Iron Age buildings, this broch probably dates to the first century AD.

Vinquoy Chambered Cairn
Vinquoy Chambered Cairn

Eday, Orkney, KW17

This well-preserved chambered cairn is built of massive blocks of stone. It has a large central chamber with four side cells.

Trumland (RSPB)
Trumland (RSPB)

Rousay, Orkney, Scotland, UK

This moorland reserve reaches 250m and has superb views over the north isles of Orkney. Look out for red-throated divers,...

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1 Brough of Birsay Lighthouse Scotland, UK
2 Explore Orkney Finstown, Kirkwall, KW17 2EN
3 Cubbie Row's Castle (HS) Wyre, Orkney, KW17 2
4 Rack Wick Scotland, UK
5 Linklet Bay Scotland, UK
6 Sule Skerry Lighthouse Scotland, UK
7 Vat of Kirbister Scotland, UK
8 Bay of Holland Scotland, UK
9 Maes Howe (HS) Stenness, Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3HA 4 stars
10 Old Man of Hoy, Orkney Scotland, UK
11 Ring of Brodgar (HS) Stromness, Orkney, Scotland, UK
12 Hobbister (RSPB) South-west of Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, UK
13 Broch of Gurness (HS) Aikerness, Orkney, KW17 2NH 4 stars
14 Vinquoy Chambered Cairn Eday, Orkney, KW17
15 Trumland (RSPB) Rousay, Orkney, Scotland, UK

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