Places Map Loading… Not visited here yet! Sorry, we are yet to populate places in this area. Maps failed to load Sorry, unable to load the Maps API. Popular Places Newer posts12Showing Places 13-24 of 24 Favourite Piers Art Centre The Pier Arts Centre was established in 1979 to provide a home for an important collection of British fine art Read more… Favourite Earls Palace Earl’s Palace is a ruined palace close to St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall, Orkney. Described as a fine example of Read more… Place Tags: History – Heritage Favourite Maes Howe Maes Howe is a Neolithic chambered cairn and passage grave and is one of the largest on Orkney. The cairn Read more… Favourite Warebeth Beach Warebeth beach is located on the western side of mainland Orkney with the beach being named after the large amount Read more… Place Tags: Beaches Favourite Brough of Birsay The Brough of Birsay is a small 21-hectare uninhabited tidal island off the north-west coast of The Mainland of Orkney. Read more… Place Tags: Outdoors – Nature Favourite St Magnus Cathedral St Magnus Cathedral is situated in the town of Kirkwall, the main town of the Orkney Islands. This magnificent cathedral, Read more… Place Tags: History – Heritage Favourite Waulkmill Bay Beach Waulkmill Bay is a remote beach within a tidal bay and Scottish Natural Heritage Site of Special Scientific Interest. The Read more… Place Tags: Beaches Favourite Bay of Skaill Beach Bay of Skaill beach is a large remote sandy beach on the west coast of mainland Orkney. At one end Read more… Place Tags: Beaches Favourite Bishops Palace At the same time as St Magnus Cathedral was being constructed, the Bishop’s Palace was built nearby for William the Old, Read more… Place Tags: History – Heritage Favourite Mine Howe Mine Howe is a prehistoric subterranean man-made chamber dug 20 feet deep inside a large mound. It is not sure Read more… Favourite Stromness lifeboat station Stromness lifeboat station was established in 1867 and operates an all weather lifeboat. Station only open by appointment. Read more… Place Tags: Lifeboats Favourite Broch of Gurness The Broch of Gurness is an Iron Age broch village overlooking Eynhallow Sound. All that remains of the village is Read more… Place Tags: History – Heritage View: Grid 1 View: Grid 2 View: Grid 3 View: Grid 4 View: Grid 5 View: List Newer posts12Showing Places 13-24 of 24
