Lijst – Orkney

Orkney – Rousay Island – Eday Island – mainland – South Ronaldsay Island

  1. Stan Stane, North Ronaldsay (Menhir), Village: Hollandstoun. Lat: 361979N  Long: 2.437328W. Condition: 4  Accuracy: 4 
  2. Quoyness Barrow (Chambered Cairn). Village: Overbister. Lat: 225478N  Long: 2.568348W. Condition: 5 Ambience: 4 Access: 4 Accuracy: 5  
  3. Holm of Papa Westray South (Chambered Cairn). Lat: 349929N  Long: 2.86497W. Condition: 5 Ambience: 5 Access: 2 Accuracy: 4 
  4. Meur Burnt Mound (Artificial Mound). Village: Lady Village. Lat: 254498N Long: 2.550507W. Condition: 4 Ambience: 4 Access: 5 Accuracy: 5   
  5. Linkertaing / Muckle Hill of Linkertaing: Muckle Hill of Linkataing (Chambered Cairn). Eday Island. Village: Cusbay. Lat: 238548N  Long: 2.783624W Condition: 2 Ambience: 5 Access: 1 Accuracy: 5 
  6. Vinquoy (Chambered Cairn). Eday Island. Lat: 227119N  Long: 2.772498W. Condition: 4 Ambience: 5 Access: 2 Accuracy: 5 
  7. Huntersquoy (Chambered Cairn) Eday Island. Village: Mill. Lat: 223913N  Long: 2.768046W Condition: 3 Ambience: 4 Access: 2 Accuracy: 5  
  8. Braeside / Carrick Farm (Chambered Cairn)Eday Island Lat: 222483N  Long: 2.766787W. Condition: 2 Ambience: 4 Access: 3 Accuracy: 5
  9. Stone of Setter(Menhir) Eday Island. Lat: 218994N  Long: 2.764607W Condition: 5 Ambience: 5 Access: 4 Accuracy: 5 
  10. Mill Loch (Cairn) Eday Island. Village: Mill Loch. Lat: 217563N Long: 2.763524W. Condition: 3 Ambience: 4 Access: 4 Accuracy: 5
  11. Southside Eday (Menhir). Town: Eday. Lat: 147487N  Long: 2.768255W Access: 4 Accuracy: 5 
  12. Taversoe Tuick (Chambered Cairn)  Rousay Island. Village: Brinian. Lat: 131410N Long: 3.005176W. Condition: 4 Ambience: 4 Access: 4 Accuracy: 5. The site is just under a kilometre walk from the pier at Brinian. 
  13. (Chambered Tomb)  Rousay IslandVillage: Brinian. Lat: 59.131253N Long: 3.025266W Condition: 3 Ambience: 4 Access: 4 Accuracy: 5 
  14. Knowe of Yarso (Chambered Cairn)  Rousay Island. Town/ Village: Rousay. Lat: 59.134175N  Long: 3.041779W Condition: 4 Ambience: 4 Access: 3 Accuracy: 4.follow the somewhat indistinct trail west from the Knowe of Yarso and contour down until you pass a ruined farm house keeping an eye out for the mound below you. My GPS 59.13460N and -03.04944W  at the site.  unable to locate an entrance and given the description of the state of the site by the excavators it is now inaccessible.
  15. Knowe of Lairo (Chambered Cairn) Rousay IslandVillage: Hullion Lat: 134186N  Long: 3.051565W Condition: 5 Ambience: 5 Access: 2 Accuracy: 5  
  16. Knowe of Rowiegar (Chambered Cairn) Rousay Island Lat: 150153N  Long: 3.097336W Condition: 2  Accuracy: 5.
  17. Knowe of Swandro (Chambered Cairn) Rousay IslandLat: 149105N Long: 3.093806W Condition: 2 Ambience: 5 Access: 2 Accuracy: 5 
  18. Midhowe Broch/Broch of Midhowe: (Broch or Nuraghe)  Rousay Island Lat: 157496N  Long: 3.099844W Condition: 3 Ambience: 5 Access: 2 Accuracy: 5
  19. Midhowe (Chambered Cairn) Rousay Island Lat: 156691N  Long: 3.099469W. Condition: 3 Ambience: 5 Access: 2 Accuracy: 5   
  20. Redland South(Chambered Cairn), Mainland Lat: 105897N  Long: 3.084223W. Condition: 2  Accuracy: 5
  21. Knowes of Lingro (Barrow Cemetery) Mainland. Town: Finstown. Village: Dounby. Lat: 59.141737N  Long: 3.253153W (Lat: 59° 10′ 27.12″ N /Long: 3° 3′ 17.48″ W) Condition: 3 Ambience: 4 Access: 2 Accuracy: 3 
  22. Magnus’s Well/Man’s Well. Mainland. Town: Stromness. Village: Birsay. Lat: 59.127798N  Long: 3.300691W .Condition: 2 Ambience: 1 Access: 5 Accuracy: 4   Coming to Birsay directly after the working mill is a side road for the Barony Hotel, is at the side of this road not far from the junction. Mediocre descript is all too accurate
  23. Stone ‘O Quoybune / Stane ‘O Quoybune, Wheebin Stone, Loch Boardhouse (Menhir). Mainland.Town: Stromness. Village: Birsay Lat: 116875N  Long: 3.306216W. Condition: 4 Ambience: 3 Access: 3 Accuracy: 4   is in a private field, but very near from a gate by the road, so can be seen clearly from there.
  24. Russel Howe/ Rossel Howe/ West Bain Rossel/Russel (Cairn) Town: Stromness. Village: Dounby. Lat: 59.061758N  Long: 3.312318W. Condition: 2 Ambience: 4 Access: 3 Accuracy: 5  
  25. Ring of Brodgar / The Ring of Brogar (Stone Circle)(zie doorlink). MainlandTown: Stromness. Village: Finstown. Lat: 001404N  Long: 3.229769W. Condition: 5 Ambience: 5 Access: 5 Accuracy: 5  
  26. Brodgar Farm Standing Stones / Brodgar Peninsula, Lochview, Loch View Stones.  Town: Kirkwall. Village: Finstown. Lat: 58.996606N  Long: 3.214804W. Condition: 5 Ambience: 4 Access: 4 Accuracy: 4  first past the Brodgar bridge the two green huts you first see are Bridgend. After these is the low hill that is down as Brodgar Farm cairn  and may be broch remains. You can see the scallop scar of excavation but nothing else – if you follow the path around it that skirts the Loch of Stenness the view is even less distinguished! After this comes the hillock/rise on which stand the Lochview Standing Stones. 
  27. Watch Stone (Orkney) Alternative Name: The Watchstone (Menhir) Mainland. Town Stromness. Village: Finstown. Lat: 58.995210N  Long: 3.210403W Condition: 5 Ambience: 4 Access: 5 Accuracy: 5  Situated 170m NNW of the Stones of Stennes, this is an impressive monolith 5.6m high, dating back to the 3rd millenium BC.
    b. Stenness / Stones of Stenness (Stone Circle)  Mainland Lat: 58.994152N  Long: 3.208278W Condition: 5 Ambience: 5 Access: 5 Accuracy: 5 Immediately east of B9055, and well signposted
  28. Maes Howe / Maeshowe (Chambered Cairn) MainlandTown: Stromness Village: Finstown. Lat: 996582N  Longi: 3.188347W. Condition: 4 Ambience: 5 Access: 4 Accuracy: 5   
  29. Barnhouse Stone (Menhir) Town: Stromness. Village: Birsay. Lat: 58.991107N  Long: 3.197729W. Condition: 4 Ambience: 3 Access: 4 Accuracy: 3 standing in a field near Maeshowe, and clearly visible from the main Kirkwall to Stromness road, 
  30. Cuween Hill / Cuween Hill Cairn MainlandLat: 997292N Long: 3.108306W Condition: 4 Ambience: 4 Access: 4 Accuracy: 5   Take a torch 
  31. Site Name: Graystane / Haybreck, The Gray Stone (Menhir) Town: Kirkwall   Village: Orphir. Lat: 58.939810N  Long: 3.118973W. Condition: 4 Ambience: 4 Access: 3 Accuracy: 4   After the pumping station at Kirbister Mill the Orphir road continues past the junction with the loch road. On the left there is a small post box at the top of the Smoogro road. Continue along the Orphir road and look for Highbreck on your right – it is the first dwelling you come to. On the opposite side of the road to this the stone is about 25 fence lengths further on (or perhaps you would prefer to count ten lengths from the beck further along if approaching in the other direction). The supposed boulder is at about 45 degrees to the road. It is difficult to get a closer view owing to the steepness of the bank and the fence (thankfully plain) being hard against the field boundary. Edge carefully down as there are only two levels you can stand on. Hold tight on the fence and view along this. The very clean shoulder looks as if someone has tried to split the stone but been prevented by hitting a harder section. Maybe not your average standing stone, but decidedly a queer proportion as regards its geometry for an erratic.
  32. Rennibister Souterrain(Earth House) Town: Kirkwall. Village: Finstown. Lat: 58.996245N Long: 3.050662W. Condition: 3 Ambience: 3 Access: 4 Accuracy: 5
  33. Wideford Hill (chambered cairn) Mainland Town: Kirkwall Village: Hatston Lat: 992009N  Long: 3.030172W Condition: 4 Ambience: 5 Access: 2 Accuracy: 5   
  34. Mine Howe / Minehowe (chambered cairn)  Mainland Lat: 938638N  Long: 2.851977W. Condition: 3 Ambience: 3 Access: 3 Accuracy: 4    Head out to the airport and past it you will come to the Mine Howe site on the left. Little to be seen on the surface apart from where they have exposed a section of ditch, above which lies the entrance to the famous bit. Not recommended for those prone to bad backs if my experience is anything to go by.   
  35. Eves Howe/  Braebuster (broch or nuraghe) MainlandVillage: Keigar Lat: 939841N  Long: 2.785353W Condition: 2 Ambience: 3  Accuracy: 5  
  36. Eastside/ Sorquoy, Papley(Menhir) MainlandLat: 806835N  Long: 2.920819W. Condition: 4 Ambience: 4 Access: 3 Accuracy: 4  Coming out of St. Margarets Hope take the Eastside road down all the way the crossroads and pass over to the Wheems Hostel road. The fence beyond Sorquoy carries on either side of the road, the stone is incorporated into the barb-wire fence of the field on your left.
  37. Clouduhall Stone / Cloddishaugh, Cloddiehaugh, Cloddieha’, Stensigar, Kirkie Hill (Menhir) MainlandTown: Kirkwall Village: St. Margaret’s Hope. Lat: 789974N  Long: 2.978677W Condition: 5 Ambience: 3 Access: 4 Accuracy: 4 
  38. The Cairns Windwick Bay South Ronaldsay IslandLat: 769486N Long: 2.93904W. Condition: 3 Ambience: 4 Access: 3 Accuracy: 4    
  39. Banks Chambered Tomb / Tomb of the Otters–South Ronaldsay Island Village: Burwick. Lat: 734772N  Long: 2.937914W Condition: 5 Ambience: 3 Access: 4 Accuracy: 4 Official Web Site: www.bankschamberedtomb.co.uk Current Opening: April to September 11:00 – 17:00 (last tour 16:00) Admission Charge Please call 01856 831605 if you would like any further information. 
  40. Isbister: Tomb Of The Eagles /The Tomb of the Eagles(Chambered Cairn) South Ronaldsay IslandVillage: Burwick Lat: 744804N  Long: 2.916759W Condition: 5 Ambience: 5 Access: 4 Accuracy: 4 Going on past St.Margaret’s Hope you almost reach Burwick at the tip before finding the turning for the Tomb of the Eagles on the left. March: 1000 – 1200 April – October 0930 – 1730 November to February – Visitors welcome by arrangement.
  41. Dwarfie Stane (rock cut tomb) Island Hoy. Lat: 884525N Long: 3.314965W. Condition: 5 Ambience: 5 Access: 3 Accuracy: 5 eilandje misschien vanaf de kust
  42. Toevoeging op nr. 26 Ness of Brodgar-ancient Village or Settlement –(Orkney) Village:Stromness Lat: 58.997862N Long: 3.21584W
    Condition: 2 Ambience: 4 Access: 4 Accuracy: 4
  43. *Skara Brae– Ancient Village or Settlement (Orkney)Town:Stromness Village:Sandwick
    Lat:048748N Long:3.341718W Cond:5 Amb:5 Acc:5 Accur:4 Schotse eiland Mainland is een nederzetting gevonden uit de nieuwe steentijd: Skara Brae. Bijzonder is dat dit dorp het leven toont in de steentijd en dankzij C14-datering kan de bewoning van de huizen worden gedateerd tussen 3.100 en 2.500 v. Chr. (een continue bewoning van 6 eeuwen!). De nederzetting behoort tot de Werelderfgoedlijst als onderdeel van Heart of the Neolithic
  44. Orkney” Ze lijken op gebeeldhouwde stenen die al eerder in Orkney zijn ontdekt, zoals de Westray Wife en de Skara Brae Buddo,” legt Page desgevraagd uit. En met een beetje fantasie kun je er inderdaad de romp van een persoon in zien. “Wat ons vooral verraste was hoe groot de figuren zijn,” vertelt Page. “Daarnaast was het heel bijzonder om er negen tegelijkertijd te vinden.”

    Web site: tomboftheeagles.co.uk

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