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 posts1234…6Older posts Showing Places 13-24 of 70 Favourite The Standing Stone The Standing Stone is over 13 feet high and three feet wide, the stone tapers from its base, narrowing slightly Read more… Place Tags: History – Heritage 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 Favourite Trumland House Gardens Explore the woodland and water gardens, as well as the lawns, walled garden and orchard. There is also a picnic Read more… 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 Standing Stones of Stenness The Standing Stones of Stenness is a Neolithic monument on the Mainland, the largest island of the Orkney Isles. Dating Read more… Place Tags: History – Heritage and Outdoors – Nature 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 Noltland Castle Noltland Castle is a 16th century heavily fortified castle. Built from local, grey sandstone, the castle follows as a typical Read more… Place Tags: Castles and Forts and History – Heritage Favourite Quoyness Chambered Cairn The Quoyness Chambered Cairn is approximately 5,000 years old and is located on the shoreside. The cairn is about 4 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 Backaskaill Bay Beach Backaskaill Bay is a long sweeping white sandy beach backed by grass covered sand dunes. The beach is remote and Read more… Place Tags: Beaches Favourite Grobust Beach Grobust beach is a sandy beach with some interesting rocks to explore. You will often have this beach to yourself Read more… Place Tags: Beaches 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… View: Grid 1 View: Grid 2 View: Grid 3 View: Grid 4 View: Grid 5 View: List Newer posts1234…6Older posts Showing Places 13-24 of 70
