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Knowe of Yarso
Date Added: 25th Jun 2022
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 9th Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Knowe of Yarso submitted by enkidu41 on 6th May 2004. HY 404281
On Rousay. A neolithic stalled cairn about 50' long x 25' wide entered by a 13' long passage at the eastern end. The chamber (which my have originally been two-storied) is divided into 4 compartments by 3 pairs of upright slabs.
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Knowe of Ramsay
Date Added: 25th Jun 2022
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 9th Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Knowe of Ramsay submitted by DrewParsons on 16th Oct 2010. There was no obvious entry into the ruined stalled cairn. September 2010.
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Knowe of Lairo
Date Added: 25th Jun 2022
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 9th Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 3
Knowe of Lairo submitted by DrewParsons on 17th Oct 2010. The south east facing entrance. September 2010.
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Log Text: due to excessive number of visitors since it was on TV the farmer has blocked access, with concern for people's safety and the cairn's protection.
Midhowe Chambered Cairn
Date Added: 25th Jun 2022
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 9th Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Midhowe Chambered Cairn submitted by SandyG on 30th Sep 2015. Looking north along the chamber. (3rd June 2015).
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Midhowe Broch
Date Added: 25th Jun 2022
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 9th Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Midhowe Broch submitted by SandyG on 20th Sep 2015. Broch interior looking towards the entrance showing internal compartments denoted by large slabs. (3rd June 2015).
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Cubbie Roo's Burden
Date Added: 26th Jun 2022
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 9th Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
Cubbie Roo's Burden submitted by TimPrevett on 4th Aug 2006. The remaining mound of Cubbie Roo's Burden, a chambered cairn, as viewed from the roadside. The purpose of my visit to Orkney was to recce most of the major sites, but in true megarak spirit, I had to look at or at least photo any 'lesser' monuments I passed. This was one of them.
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Yetnasteen
Date Added: 25th Jun 2022
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 10th Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Yetnasteen submitted by enkidu41 on 6th May 2004. HY 447327
An over 7' high standing stone on Rousay. The name comes from Old Norse "Jotunna-steinn" meaning Giant Stone.
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Bigland Round
Date Added: 26th Jun 2022
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland
Visited: Yes on 11th Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Bigland Round submitted by drolaf on 25th Jun 2022. the end slab and partition
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Log Text: These smaller chambered cairns are often ignored but there are several in NE Rousay
Gurness
Date Added: 25th Jun 2022
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 12th Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Gurness submitted by PAB on 11th Jan 2021. 4.45am, the beautiful glow lighting up the stones. Worth getting up for such an experience, only an hour's sleep lost, and so much gained!
June 2016
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Birsay
Date Added: 25th Jun 2022
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 12th Jun 2022. My rating: Ambience 4 Access 3
Birsay submitted by howar on 23rd Jan 2013. Earl's place and some of the longhouses outlined by snow.
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Knap of Howar
Date Added: 25th Jun 2022
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 13th Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Access 3
Knap of Howar submitted by PaulH on 19th Mar 2003.
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Holm of Papa Westray South
Date Added: 14th May 2023
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 13th Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 2
Holm of Papa Westray South submitted by jeffrep on 1st Aug 2010. Original Entrance to the Holm of Papa Westray South Chambered Cairn, Orkney, Scotland
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Log Text: the cairn is prominent on the island and can also be seen from much of Papa Westray.
Is dark inside and hard to get good photos-Jeffreps are much better than mine.
Howe Harper
Date Added: 25th Jun 2022
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 14th Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Howe Harper submitted by howar on 25th Jan 2004. Chambered cairn ( almost certainly ) , HY346143 Orkney
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Log Text: Cairn with bank and ditch. From Harper howe you can see right across the valley west to Maes Howe, Unstan, Stennes, Brodgar, Bookan, south west to the Hoy hills, and east to Cuween and Wideford. That all these major sites are intervisible at Harper suggests some importance of this cairn.
Stenness
Date Added: 25th Jun 2022
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 14th Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Stenness submitted by Runemage on 15th Jul 2005. Ethereal and numinous.
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Barnhouse Settlement
Date Added: 25th Jun 2022
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 14th Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Barnhouse Settlement submitted by steveco on 24th Feb 2002. Barnhouse Settlement HY306127. Probably in use around the same time of Skara Brae.
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Watch Stone (Orkney)
Date Added: 25th Jun 2022
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 14th Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Watch Stone (Orkney) submitted by swatson on 18th Jul 2004. Situated 170m NNW of the Stones of Stennes is the Watch Stone; an impressive monolith 5.6m high, dating back to the 3rd millenium BC.
OS HY306125
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Ring of Brodgar
Date Added: 25th Jun 2022
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 14th Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Ring of Brodgar submitted by SandyG on 8th Oct 2015. Southern part of the stone circle. (2nd June 2015).
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Skara Brae
Date Added: 25th Jun 2022
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 15th Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Skara Brae submitted by megalithicmatt on 8th Jan 2012. Looking out over Bay of Skaill.
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Howe Chambered Tomb
Date Added: 13th Jul 2022
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 15th Jun 2022. My rating: Condition -1 Ambience 4
Howe Chambered Tomb submitted by drolaf on 9th Jul 2022. The mound at Howe before excavation. (Ballin-Smith 1994)
http://www.nessofbrodgar.co.uk/around-the-ness-howe/
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Log Text: although the site is demolished, the ambience in terms of views is very good, NE over Unstan to Brodgar and the hills beyond at Staneyhill quarry and chambered tomb, and SW to the Hoy hills.
Roseness
Date Added: 25th Jun 2022
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 16th Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Roseness submitted by howar on 4th May 2007. western view of North Cairn
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Log Text: This cairn is prominent on the headland, and can be seen from Taracliff bay cliffs to the north east, and from the southern island headlands