<< Other Photo Pages >> Burroughston 2 - Broch or Nuraghe in Scotland in Orkney
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Burroughston 2 Alternative Name: StackrueCountry: Scotland County: Orkney Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Nearest Town: Stromness
Map Ref: HY270151 Landranger Map Number: 6
Latitude: 59.016704N Longitude: 3.272984W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Broch in Orkney
Broch occupied till Viking times, broch wall still exposed on at least one end as several courses of large stone , site surrounded by large deep ditch. Lies in field other side of wall from Lyking road from which it is easily visible.
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100m E 89° Stackrue* Broch or Nuraghe (HY271151)
126m ENE 70° Stackrue-Lyking Mound* Misc. Earthwork (HY27121514)
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1.5km WNW 301° Fiddlerhouse* Standing Stones (HY25771588)
1.5km NW 309° Via Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (HY25841609)
1.6km W 264° Voy.* Ancient Village or Settlement (HY25351497)
1.8km ESE 116° The Brecks* Cairn (HY286143)
1.9km ESE 121° Bookan* Chambered Tomb (HY286141)
2.1km ESE 121° Wasbister Cairn* Cairn (HY28811397)
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2.4km SE 125° Wasbister Disc Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (HY289137)
2.4km SE 125° Dyke o'Sean* Ancient Village or Settlement (HY289137)
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2.9km SE 127° Salt Knowe* Round Barrow(s) (HY293133)
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3.0km SE 124° Ring of Brodgar* Stone Circle (HY29451335)
3.0km SE 126° South Knowe* Artificial Mound (HY29411328)
3.0km NNW 328° Hurkisgarth* Round Barrow(s) (HY25451770)
3.1km ESE 122° Fresh Knowe* Long Barrow (HY29601339)
3.2km ESE 123° Comet Stone (Orkney)* Standing Stone (Menhir) (HY2963413318)
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