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Loch of Houlland
Date Added: 12th Feb 2019
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Scotland (Shetland)
Visited: Yes on 15th Oct 2006
Loch of Houlland submitted by pab on 15th Oct 2006. View south over the Loch of Houlland and its broch.
The next broch south in the chain around the Shetland coast was sited on the hill at Sae Breck which can be located on this picture from the square remains on the horizon of the WWll building which was built on the same site. There are no readily identifiable remnants of the Sae Breck broch, but its position can be located through the trig point shown on OS maps.
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Unstan
Date Added: 16th Jan 2021
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 15th Jan 2021
Unstan submitted by PAB on 15th Jan 2021. As seen from the road....so decided to have a look! It is always nice to come across something unexpectedly, and we hadn't really researched very well before arriving in Orkney (sorry Portal, awful, I know!).
As is obvious from the photos already posted, it was the right decision...
June 2016
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Links of Noltland
Date Added: 12th Feb 2019
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Jun 2016
Links of Noltland submitted by PAB on 22nd Jun 2016. June 2016 – The team of archaeologists starting the 2016 season of excavations this week are first having to deal with the results of an Orkney winter - the winds have covered some of the site with 'new' sand, and uncovered other parts of last year's excavations.
The 'sauna' referred to in last year's postings and uncovered in 2015 will be one of the focal points of the excavations – it was established in 2015 that is an almost perfectly preserved house, with a stairwell leading down in...
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Holm of Papa Westray South
Date Added: 12th Feb 2019
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Jun 2016
Holm of Papa Westray South submitted by PAB on 22nd Jun 2016. Carved stone in South Cairn, Holm of Papay.
This stone is about 5 inches high. June 2016
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Holm of Papa Westray Central
Date Added: 12th Feb 2019
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Jun 2016
Holm of Papa Westray South submitted by PAB on 22nd Jun 2016. Carved stone in South Cairn, Holm of Papay.
This stone is about 5 inches high. June 2016
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Holm of Papa Westray North
Date Added: 8th Mar 2019
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jun 2016. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 2
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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North Howe Broch
Date Added: 13th Jan 2021
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 10th Jan 2021
North Howe Broch submitted by PAB on 10th Jan 2021. The remains of the broch are located about 300m from the Mid Howe Cairn and Broch, and were visible from the roadway.
Photo taken June 2016
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Gurness
Date Added: 13th Jan 2021
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 11th Jan 2021
Gurness submitted by PAB on 11th Jan 2021. Waiting for dawn... 4.12am on 23rd June 2016, and sitting in this magical place waiting for the sun to rise over the hills opposite us on Rousay.
The broch rises magnificently over some of the 14 houses which surround it.
June 2016
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Midhowe Chambered Cairn
Date Added: 16th Jan 2021
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 11th Jan 2021
Midhowe Chambered Cairn submitted by PAB on 11th Jan 2021. View along the southern edge of the cairn, showing the overhead walkway from which you can look down into the individual chambers.
June 2016
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Bretta Ness
Date Added: 16th Jan 2021
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 11th Jan 2021
Bretta Ness submitted by PAB on 11th Jan 2021. The Archaeological Notes for Bretta Ness on Canmore do not offer a definitive period or purpose for this small feature off the eastern edge of the Loch of Wasbister.
Follow the link in the Comments below to read further....
It was however significant enough to catch my attention when driving down towards the loch, so I took some photos intending to follow it up.
June 2016
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Wasbister
Date Added: 16th Jan 2021
Site Type: Crannog
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 12th Jan 2021
Wasbister submitted by PAB on 12th Jan 2021. The Burrian, island in the Loch of Wasbister.
As can be seen from the many comments on the Portal's site page, there is significant disagreement about the original and subsequent function and use of this island in the Loch of Wasbister.
From my very fleeting visit, I can offer no opinion apart from the fact that it was striking enough for curiosity to lead me to take some photos for subsequent investigation!
Canmore offers lots of possibilities, link in Comments.
Photo: June ...
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Taversoe Tuick
Date Added: 16th Jan 2021
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 12th Jan 2021
Taversoe Tuick submitted by PAB on 12th Jan 2021. Looking SSE over the main cairn towards the island of Wyre, with the ferry in sight.
This photo shows the extent of erosion on this face of the cairn, presumably people find it an irresistible viewpoint!
June 2016
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Westray Heritage Centre
Date Added: 16th Jan 2021
Site Type: Museum
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 12th Jan 2021
Westray Heritage Centre submitted by PAB on 12th Jan 2021. Decorated stone on display at Westray Heritage Centre, found at the nearby Pierowall Quarry.
Not the best quality photo, taken through glass, and described by Canmore as such:
"Westray, Pierowall Quarry
Chambered Cairn (Neolithic), Inscribed Stone(S) (Period Unknown), Roundhouse (Prehistoric), Structure (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 2789"
Photo: June 2016
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Stenness
Date Added: 16th Jan 2021
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 15th Jan 2021
Stenness submitted by PAB on 15th Jan 2021. 5000 years and counting.... as others have commented, for something so tall and slender to have remained in situ for this long is wonderful.
To save people climbing up, this shows what the top looks like!
Photo: June 2016
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Watch Stone (Orkney)
Date Added: 16th Jan 2021
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 15th Jan 2021
Watch Stone (Orkney) submitted by PAB on 15th Jan 2021. Watch Stone, June 2016
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Skara Brae
Date Added: 16th Jan 2021
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 15th Jan 2021
Skara Brae submitted by PAB on 15th Jan 2021. Information board, 'Early Houses'
Visited June 2016
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Barnhouse Settlement
Date Added: 16th Jan 2021
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 15th Jan 2021
Barnhouse Settlement submitted by PAB on 15th Jan 2021. Barnhouse settlement.
June 2016
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Stan Stane, North Ronaldsay
Date Added: 20th Jan 2021
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 20th Jan 2021
Stan Stane, North Ronaldsay submitted by PAB on 20th Jan 2021. A slightly oblique view of the southern face of 'Stan Stane', showing its beautiful lichen covering.
June 2016
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Chambered cairn 200m WNW of Craonaval
Date Added: 5th Apr 2011
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (North Uist)
Visited: Would like to visit
Chambered cairn 200m WNW of Craonaval submitted by h_fenton on 15th Jan 2008. Standing Stone which may be a part of the cairn. the scale is 1metre long. you can see a stone(s) of the burial chamber near the fence.
15 May 2006
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Barpa Langais
Date Added: 24th Sep 2011
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Scotland (North Uist)
Visited: Yes on 9th May 2011. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Barpa Langais submitted by pab on 24th Sep 2011. The imaginative & interesting interpretive panel at the site - part of the text reads:
"Earth, sky and ancestors.
The path before you leads uphill to the chambered cairn of Barpa Langais. Tombs like this were built all over the islands by Neolithic farming communities, but this is the best preserved example in the Outer hebrides. It has never been investigaed by modern archaeologists, but it belongs to a group of monuments built about 5000 years ago, thus it is one of the earliest st...
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