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Tranquility Cottage Nursery
Tranquility Cottage Nursery

St. Ola, Orkney, KW15 1SX

Hardy grown plants from the magical, tranquil Orkney Island. Online shopping available.

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  • Explore Orkney
    Explore Orkney

    Finstown, Kirkwall, KW17 2EN

    Explore Orkney. Choose day trips. Benefit from archaeology, spirituality, historical and wild Orkney.

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  • Grain Earth House © Crown Copyright Historic Scotland. www.historicscotlandimages.gov.uk
    Grain Earth House (HS)

    Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, UK

    Buried some 2 metres below the ground this well-built earth house has a narrow passage leading to an oval chamber.

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  • Orkney Wireless Museum
    Orkney Wireless Museum

    Kiln Corner, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1LB

    The Museum portrays the story of radio from the crystal set to the present day. Gramophones and a fascinating arrray of...

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  • Bishop's And Earl's Palace © Crown Copyright Historic Scotland. www.historicscotlandimages.gov.uk
    Bishop's and Earl's Palace (HS)

    Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1PD

    The Bishop's Palace is a 12th century hall-house, with a round tower added in 1541-48. The adjacent Earl's Palace was...

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    • Visit Scotland Reviews Available 4 stars
    Highland Park Distillery
    Highland Park Distillery

    Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1SU

    The world's most northerly Scotch whisky distillery. A visit to the distillery is rewarded with a warm Orkney experience,...

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    • Visit Scotland Reviews Available 5 stars
    Kirkwall
    Kirkwall

    Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, UK

    Established by the Vikings, this attractive town with its narrow streets, 12th century cathedral, Bishop's and Earl's...

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  • St Magnus Cathedral
    St Magnus Cathedral

    Broad Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1NX

    This magnificent cathedral was dedicated to the Norse Earl, Magnus Erlendsson, murdered in 1116. The cathedral was...

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  • Wideford Hill Chambered Cairn (HS)
    Wideford Hill Chambered Cairn (HS)

    Kirkwall, Orkney, KW17

    This well-preserved tomb, has a large main chamber and three side cells. Entrance is now through a hatch in the roof....

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  • Rennibister Earth House    (HS)
    Rennibister Earth House (HS)

    Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, UK

    This earth house, in a farm yard, was discovered in 1926 when a threshing machine went through its roof. The large oval...

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  • 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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  • Orkney Museum
    Orkney Museum

    Broad Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1DH

    The principal museum of Orkney life with extensive archaeological and social history collections. Exhibits include the...

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  • 1 Tranquility Cottage Nursery St. Ola, Orkney, KW15 1SX
    2 Explore Orkney Finstown, Kirkwall, KW17 2EN
    3 Grain Earth House (HS) Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, UK
    4 Orkney Wireless Museum Kiln Corner, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1LB
    5 Bishop's and Earl's Palace (HS) Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1PD 4 stars
    6 Highland Park Distillery Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1SU 5 stars
    7 Kirkwall Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, UK
    8 St Magnus Cathedral Broad Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1NX
    9 Wideford Hill Chambered Cairn (HS) Kirkwall, Orkney, KW17
    10 Rennibister Earth House (HS) Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, UK
    11 Hobbister (RSPB) South-west of Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, UK
    12 Orkney Museum Broad Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1DH

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