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Historic Attractions in Orkney
Subcategory: Abbeys, Churches & Cathedrals, Castles & Stately Homes, Historic Sites & Monuments or Towns & Villages
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...
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Rousay, Orkney, KW17
A most unusual double storeyed chambered cairn. Each chamber has its own separate entrance.
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South of Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, UK
The barriers were built in 1941-43 to stop German submarines reaching the British naval base in Scapa Flow. The 66,000...
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Papa Westray, Orkney, Scotland, UK
This well preserved farmstead c 2800 BC - 3700 BC was discovered in the 1930s buried under 4 metres of wind-blown sand....
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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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Rousay, Orkney, Scotland, UK
This long stalled cairn, protected by a modern roof, is divided into three compartments. The bones of 29 people were found...
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Aikerness, Orkney, KW17 2NH
Surrounded by a warren of Iron Age buildings, this broch probably dates to the first century AD.
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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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Shapinsay, Orkney, KW17 2DY
This impressive mansion was built between 1846 and 1850 for David Balfour. It is little changed from Balfour's time.
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Isle of Wyre, Orkney, Scotland, UK
This simple 12th century building was once the chapel of a Christian Norse family.
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Stromness, Orkney, Scotland, UK
This historic town developed during the 18th century after it was chosen by the Hudson's Bay Company as a base for...
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Near Pierowall, Westray, Orkney, KW17
With a fine ruined Z-plan tower, this impressive castle was built between 1560 and 1574 by Gilbert Balfour, from Fife. It...
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Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3LR
The best preserved prehistoric village in northen Europe, with eight dwellings linked by low alleyways. The beautifully...
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Stromness, Orkney, KW17
These tall and extraordinarily impressive standing stones were once part of a circle of twelve stones surrounded by deep...
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Sanday, Orkney, Scotland, UK
This outstanding tomb stands on Els Ness peninsula, a site of many burial mounds and smaller cairns. Quoyness has a...
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| 1 | Cubbie Row's Castle (HS) | Wyre, Orkney, KW17 2 | |
| 2 | Taversoe Tuick Chambered Cairn (HS) | Rousay, Orkney, KW17 | |
| 3 | Churchill Barriers | South of Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, UK | |
| 4 | Knap o' Howar (HS) | Papa Westray, Orkney, Scotland, UK | |
| 5 | Kirkwall | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, UK | |
| 6 | Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn (HS) | Rousay, Orkney, Scotland, UK | |
| 7 | Broch of Gurness (HS) | Aikerness, Orkney, KW17 2NH | |
| 8 | Wideford Hill Chambered Cairn (HS) | Kirkwall, Orkney, KW17 | |
| 9 | Balfour Castle | Shapinsay, Orkney, KW17 2DY | |
| 10 | St Mary's Chapel (HS) | Isle of Wyre, Orkney, Scotland, UK | |
| 11 | Stromness | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland, UK | |
| 12 | Noltland Castle (HS) | Near Pierowall, Westray, Orkney, KW17 | |
| 13 | Skara Brae Prehistoric Village (HS) | Stromness, Orkney, KW16 3LR | |
| 14 | Stones of Stenness (HS) | Stromness, Orkney, KW17 | |
| 15 | Quoyness Chambered Cairn (HS) | Sanday, Orkney, Scotland, UK |
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