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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
Brough of Deerness
Date Added: 25th Jun 2022
Site Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 18th Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 2
Brough of Deerness submitted by howar on 8th Apr 2007. Entire brough, vallum LH, chapel RH top
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Log Text: you can view from the mainland but the path is closed due to repairs needed.
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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Log Text: None
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.
Holm of Papa Westray North
Date Added: 25th Jun 2022
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 3
Holm of Papa Westray North submitted by PAB on 8th Mar 2019. The North Cairn on Holm of Papa Westray.
June 2016
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Log Text: None
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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Stone 'O Quoybune
Date Added: 30th Jun 2022
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 17th Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Stone 'O Quoybune submitted by howar on 25th Jan 2004. Wheebin standing stone , HY253263 Orkney
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Log Text: None
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.
Links of Noltland
Date Added: 27th Jun 2023
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Jun 2023. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Links of Noltland submitted by SandyG on 17th Jun 2015. Bronze Age house. Note the slab lined tank adjacent to the doorway and the absence of paving slabs around the entrance. (12th June 2015).
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Log Text: the site is covered with old tarp and stones, but a couple of houses you can see the central hearths.
Isbister: Tomb Of The Eagles
Date Added: 8th Jul 2023
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Would like to visit
Isbister: Tomb Of The Eagles submitted by cosmic on 20th Feb 2005. Exiting the Tomb
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Banks Chambered Tomb
Date Added: 8th Jul 2023
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Would like to visit
Banks Chambered Tomb submitted by howar on 17th Jul 2011. Western chamber repaired. not yet excavated to floor level, as can be seen by height of deposits by LH side of pasage
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Maes Howe
Date Added: 8th Jul 2023
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Jul 2023. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Maes Howe submitted by howar on 24th Sep 2013. distant Maes Howe ablaze with sun, viewed from the bird hut near the Barnhouse settlement
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Log Text: I visited the mound in 2022 and inside 2023. you aren't allowed to take photos inside.
The tour guide was up to date and covered the neolithic and much later norse visitors and runes. There is a very good article on the passage alignment in the 2023 issue of the Orkney Archaeology review £10.
https://shop.orkneyarchaeologysociety.org.uk/product-category/books/
Their website has lots more info on Maes and Orkney and it is only £15 to join, £10 for pensioners (you get sent the annual review)
Barp Reineval
Date Added: 4th Jun 2024
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (South Uist)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jun 2024. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Barp Reineval submitted by SandyG on 23rd May 2016. View from the south east (28 August 2015).
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Log Text: Capstone 1.5m x 1.8m 0.3m thick plus adjacent stone 1.2m x 0.6 x 0.6 m
views of mountains to east. view west blocked.
https://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue8/cummings/reineval1.html
Panorama
https://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue8/cummings/qtvr/reinev/reinev.htm
Pollachar
Date Added: 4th Jun 2024
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (South Uist)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jun 2024. My rating: Condition 4 Access 5
Pollachar submitted by h_fenton on 20th Jul 2006. Pollachar standing stone, South Uist. view from south west, showing proximity to the Pollachar Inn behind
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Frobost chambered cairn
Date Added: 4th Jun 2024
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Scotland (South Uist)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jun 2024. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Frobost chambered cairn submitted by drolaf on 4th Jun 2024. view of cairn from SE
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Log Text: i noticed there were lots of pink quartz crystaline rocks mixed with the grey boulders
Bryn Celli Ddu
Date Added: 11th Jun 2025
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Wales (Anglesey)
Visited: Yes on 7th Jun 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Bryn Celli Ddu submitted by Humbucker on 23rd May 2022. The replica carved standing stone at the rear entrance to Bryn Celli Ddu.
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Log Text: i got to the car park fairly early so managed to get an hour at the site by myself which was lovely.
a woman turned up and started walking round and round looking very serious and superior.
Then some German tourists turned up, had not researched their visit and flew their drone around high and then right down low over us. Really irritating. I was fairly abrupt to them in a very anglosaxon manner. this amused the walking around woman.
At least ask people if they mind being filmed not just film them without asking. very rude and against drone guidance. It's a CADW listed site so has a no drone policy. I could have brought my drone and got some great shots. it seems it is old fashioned to be polite.
so. mixed feelings on the site. great site. and most visitors are respectful.
Bodowyr
Date Added: 11th Aug 2025
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Wales (Anglesey)
Visited: Yes on 7th Jun 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Bodowyr submitted by Postman on 14th Aug 2015. january 2010
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Log Text: an easy amble across the field from road layby
Castell Bryn-Gwyn
Date Added: 11th Jun 2025
Site Type: Henge
Country: Wales (Anglesey)
Visited: Yes on 7th Jun 2025. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Castell Bryn-Gwyn submitted by stu on 28th Jun 2002. Castell Bryn-Gwyn Henge. The remaining bank of the henge at Bryn-Gwyn. A farmhouse now occupies the other half.
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Log Text: i parked in a small layby opposite the farm at Cefn Maesoglan, walked down the old pathway past the ponds. absolute magic. my phone app registered a Cetti's warbler!!!!
Bryn Gwyn Stones
Date Added: 11th Jun 2025
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Wales (Anglesey)
Visited: Yes on 7th Jun 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Bryn Gwyn Stones submitted by petelovespurple on 24th Apr 2012. I'd been to see Castell Bryn Gwyn, noticed the stones marked on the map, when I got there discovered there was a dig going on, they had found the base of one of the destroyed stones plus stone holes for other stones, I'd have thought there would be more info here......
more photos in a set of the same name on my Flickr photostream
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Log Text: i nearly missed these after visiting the henge, they are almost entirely hidden by the high hedge now. quite gobsmackingly large. two very different stones and types. one is thin slate like, the other is thick chunky.
Presaddfed
Date Added: 11th Jun 2025
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Wales (Anglesey)
Visited: Yes on 8th Jun 2025. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
Presaddfed submitted by pab on 25th Sep 2012. Presaddfed, September 2012
Timber support which features in most photos on Portal has now been removed, so the more southerly chamber looks even better.
Delightful location - the walk over the field feels more like a procession, with the chambers looking more impressive all the time.
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Log Text: a pair of dolmens, one collapsed, the other has the capstone on still. a mixture of stone types-thin slate and chunky (dolomite?)