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Newark (Orkney)
Date Added: 19th Nov 2018
Site Type: Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House)
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Would like to visit
Newark (Orkney) submitted by howar on 2nd May 2007. Segment of souterrain passage through chapel area
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The Cairn
Date Added: 19th Nov 2018
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Would like to visit
The Cairn (Stembister) submitted by howar on 4th May 2007. exposed material near top at cut's W side
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Roseness
Date Added: 19th Nov 2018
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Would like to visit
Roseness submitted by howar on 4th May 2007. western view of North Cairn
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Head of Work
Date Added: 19th Nov 2018
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Would like to visit
Head of Work submitted by howar on 27th Jul 2007. from A to B - the original cairns ?
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Burroughston Broch
Date Added: 19th Nov 2018
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Would like to visit
Burroughston Broch submitted by howar on 25th Jan 2004. Burroughston Broch on Shapinsay, HY 354102 Orkney
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The Cairns
Date Added: 19th Nov 2018
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Would like to visit
The Cairns submitted by howar on 11th Jul 2010. slide shot shows slope
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Stenness
Date Added: 19th Nov 2018
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Would like to visit
Stenness submitted by Runemage on 15th Jul 2005. Ethereal and numinous.
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Knowe of Lairo
Date Added: 19th Nov 2018
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Would like to visit
Knowe of Lairo submitted by DrewParsons on 17th Oct 2010. The south east facing entrance. September 2010.
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Augmund Howe
Date Added: 19th Nov 2018
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Would like to visit
Augmund Howe submitted by DrewParsons on 18th Oct 2010. PID photo. Sept 2010.
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Els Ness Megalithic Cemetery
Date Added: 19th Nov 2018
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Would like to visit
Els Ness Megalithic Cemetery submitted by DrewParsons on 18th Oct 2010. PID photo
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Linkertaing
Date Added: 19th Nov 2018
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Would like to visit
Linkertaing submitted by DrewParsons on 19th Oct 2010. View showing the thin orthostats. September 2010.
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Stan Stane, North Ronaldsay
Date Added: 19th Nov 2018
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Would like to visit
Stan Stane, North Ronaldsay submitted by fabiosassi on 20th Oct 2010. The Stan Stane, a standing stone with a hole in North Ronaldsay.
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Overbrough
Date Added: 19th Nov 2018
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Would like to visit
Overbrough submitted by howar on 4th Nov 2010. graveslabs and drystane supports - graveyard's western wall at extreme left
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Dingieshowe
Date Added: 19th Nov 2018
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Would like to visit
Dingieshowe submitted by howar on 11th Dec 2005. West of broch from main road
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Skae Frue
Date Added: 19th Nov 2018
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Would like to visit
Skae Frue submitted by howar on 24th Aug 2006. barrow view from ?SSE
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Knap of Howar
Date Added: 19th Nov 2018
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Would like to visit
Knap of Howar submitted by PaulH on 19th Mar 2003.
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Taversoe Tuick
Date Added: 19th Nov 2018
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Would like to visit
Taversoe Tuick submitted by enkidu41 on 6th May 2004. HY 426276
On Rousay this is a two-storied stalled cairn, one of only two known. The round cairn is about 30' in diameter. The lower chamber, reached by a 19' passage, is about 12' long x 5' wide x 5' high, and is divided into 4 cells by upright slabs. The upper chamber, whose floor is the celing of the lower chamber, is reached by an 11' long passage, and is divided into 2 compartments. The cairn is built on a hill so each passage is at ground level, one on the uphill side, the other on the dow...
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Knowe of Yarso
Date Added: 19th Nov 2018
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Would like to visit
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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Midhowe Broch
Date Added: 19th Nov 2018
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Would like to visit
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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Long Howe
Date Added: 19th Nov 2018
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Would like to visit
Long Howe submitted by howar on 4th May 2004. Long Howe with Round Howe's outer edge in the near foreground. Mine Howe is behind this.
Orkney HY509060
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