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Watch Stone (Orkney)
Date Added: 10th Jun 2012
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 15th Oct 2010
Watch Stone (Orkney) submitted by DrewParsons on 15th Oct 2010. The Watch Stone on a fine day in September 2010.
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Comet Stone (Orkney)
Date Added: 10th Jun 2012
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 15th Oct 2010
Comet Stone (Orkney) submitted by DrewParsons on 15th Oct 2010. The Comet Stone seen from the Ring of Brodgar. September 2010
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Salt Knowe
Date Added: 10th Jun 2012
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 15th Oct 2010
Salt Knowe submitted by DrewParsons on 15th Oct 2010. Salt Knowe seen from the Ring of Brodgar. September 2010.
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Ring of Brodgar
Date Added: 10th Jun 2012
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 15th Oct 2010
Ring of Brodgar submitted by DrewParsons on 15th Oct 2010. One of the fine standing stones in the circle. September 2010.
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Skara Brae
Date Added: 10th Jun 2012
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 15th Oct 2010
Skara Brae submitted by DrewParsons on 15th Oct 2010. A reconstructed hut with its turf roof. September 2010.
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Unstan
Date Added: 10th Jun 2012
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 16th Oct 2010
Unstan submitted by DrewParsons on 16th Oct 2010. The side chamber off the main chamber. It was here that the 1884 excavations uncovered the two crouching skeletons. September 2010.
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Gurness
Date Added: 10th Jun 2012
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 16th Oct 2010
Gurness submitted by DrewParsons on 16th Oct 2010. An artist's impression of what the broch and settlement looked like originally - taken from the site sign. September 2010.
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Taversoe Tuick
Date Added: 10th Jun 2012
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 16th Oct 2010
Taversoe Tuick submitted by DrewParsons on 16th Oct 2010. A view into the unusual separate small chamber set a few metres behind the main cairn. September 2010.
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Blackhammer
Date Added: 10th Jun 2012
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 16th Oct 2010
Blackhammer submitted by DrewParsons on 16th Oct 2010. The informative site sign - part 2. September 2010.
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Knowe of Yarso
Date Added: 10th Jun 2012
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 16th Oct 2010
Knowe of Yarso submitted by DrewParsons on 16th Oct 2010. View of the cairn from the west on the sometimes indistinct trail which leads west towards the Knowe or Ramsay.
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Knowe of Ramsay
Date Added: 10th Jun 2012
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 16th Oct 2010
Knowe of Ramsay submitted by DrewParsons on 16th Oct 2010. The mound looking towards the south east. September 2010.
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Knowe of Lairo
Date Added: 10th Jun 2012
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 17th Oct 2010
Knowe of Lairo submitted by DrewParsons on 17th Oct 2010. The cairn viewed from the road - it is circled in black in this photo. September 2010.
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Westness Chambererd Tomb
Date Added: 10th Jun 2012
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 17th Oct 2010
Westness Chambererd Tomb submitted by DrewParsons on 17th Oct 2010. I have circled the site for ease of identification in this photo taken in September 2010.
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Midhowe Chambered Cairn
Date Added: 10th Jun 2012
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 17th Oct 2010
Midhowe Chambered Cairn submitted by DrewParsons on 17th Oct 2010. This is the shed which covers the site. This is what you look for as you walk down the path from the car park on the road. There is also a trail along the coast from Westness Farm marked on the Ordnance Survey map.
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Midhowe Broch
Date Added: 10th Jun 2012
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 17th Oct 2010
Midhowe Broch submitted by DrewParsons on 17th Oct 2010. Flagstones used to create compartments within the broch. September 2010.
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Quoyness Barrow
Date Added: 10th Jun 2012
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 18th Oct 2010
Quoyness Barrow submitted by DrewParsons on 18th Oct 2010. The site seen from the north illustrating its proximity to the coast. September 2010.
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Augmund Howe
Date Added: 10th Jun 2012
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 18th Oct 2010
Augmund Howe submitted by DrewParsons on 18th Oct 2010. The mound viewed from the southern part of the almost imperceptible arc of barrows which curve around its western side. September 2010.
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Els Ness Megalithic Cemetery
Date Added: 10th Jun 2012
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 18th Oct 2010
Els Ness Megalithic Cemetery submitted by DrewParsons on 18th Oct 2010. One of the cairns. September 2010.
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The Orkney Museum
Date Added: 10th Jun 2012
Site Type: Museum
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 18th Oct 2010
The Orkney Museum submitted by DrewParsons on 18th Oct 2010. A chevron carved stone from the neolithic settlement of Pool on Sanday Island excavated in the 1980's.
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Knap of Howar
Date Added: 10th Jun 2012
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 18th Oct 2010
Knap of Howar submitted by DrewParsons on 18th Oct 2010. An overview of the two houses which are connected by a short internal passage. September 2010.
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