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Fiskary Bay Mesolithic Settlement
Date Added: 19th Nov 2018
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Scotland (Isle of Coll)
Visited: Would like to visit
Maes Howe
Date Added: 19th Nov 2018
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Would like to visit
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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Watch Stone (Orkney)
Date Added: 19th Nov 2018
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Would like to visit
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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Gurness
Date Added: 19th Nov 2018
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Would like to visit
Gurness submitted by SueS on 16th Jul 2013. The Broch of Gurness aerial photo from the west showing its position in relation to the sea
Taken at 20-30 hrs on 6 June 2013
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The Cairns Windwick Bay
Date Added: 19th Nov 2018
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Would like to visit
The Cairns Windwick Bay submitted by dodomad on 3rd Jul 2018. Working inside the broch today (July 3rd 2018)
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Knowe of Swandro
Date Added: 19th Nov 2018
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Would like to visit
Knowe of Swandro submitted by Andy B on 24th Jul 2012. Julie Bond from the University of Bradford points out the corbelled cell discovered on the morning of BBC Radio Orkney's visit
Photo copyright BBC Radio Orkney
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Ness of Brodgar
Date Added: 19th Nov 2018
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Would like to visit
Ness of Brodgar submitted by Flickr on 3rd Sep 2013. Ness of Brodgar. A reconstruction of these prehistorical, beautiful and unforgettable place in Orkney West Mainland (Scotland) How may Ness of Brodgar have been (thousands of) years ago Image copyright: Germà Martín, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.
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Meur Burnt Mound
Date Added: 19th Nov 2018
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Would like to visit
Meur Burnt Mound submitted by ShamrockStone on 26th Mar 2018. Meur Burnt Mound, Sanday, Orkney, Scotland
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Cuween Hill
Date Added: 19th Nov 2018
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Would like to visit
Cuween Hill submitted by ShamrockStone on 2nd Apr 2018. Cuween Hill
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Tresness Bronze Age Village
Date Added: 19th Nov 2018
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Would like to visit
Tresness Bronze Age Village submitted by dodomad on 17th Aug 2017. The excavation of the recently discovered late Neolithic /Early bronze Age settlement dating to c.2500-2000BC is now underway. It is early days, but already the team are beginning to unearth finds.
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Ring of Brodgar
Date Added: 19th Nov 2018
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Would like to visit
Ring of Brodgar submitted by SandyG on 8th Oct 2015. Southern part of the stone circle. (2nd June 2015).
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Links of Noltland
Date Added: 19th Nov 2018
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Would like to visit
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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Skara Brae
Date Added: 19th Nov 2018
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Would like to visit
Skara Brae submitted by paulinelen on 30th Apr 2012. Hut 1 looking out over the sea - such beautiful colour contrasts creates a fantastic atmosphere.
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Midhowe Chambered Cairn
Date Added: 19th Nov 2018
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Would like to visit
Midhowe Chambered Cairn submitted by SandyG on 30th Sep 2015. Looking north along the chamber. (3rd June 2015).
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Broch of Borwick
Date Added: 19th Nov 2018
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Would like to visit
Broch of Borwick submitted by h_fenton on 21st Dec 2015. The Broch of Borwick viewed from the east with some people in the photograph to help indicate scale in addition to the 1 metre scale leaning on the wall next to the entrance.
Kite Aerial Photograph
3 October 2015
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Holm of Papa Westray Central
Date Added: 19th Nov 2018
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Would like to visit
Holm of Papa Westray South submitted by PAB on 22nd Jun 2016. Carved stone, South Cairn.
It is difficult to make out in detail from this picture (my other photos didn't come out!), but in the flesh there seemed to be potentially 2 animals depicted.
Hopefully someone will be able to get clearer images to post - it is now much easier to get there!
June 2016
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Holm of Rendall
Date Added: 19th Nov 2018
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Would like to visit
Holm of Rendall submitted by howar on 17th Apr 2015. Holm of Rendall cairn seen from Ha' of Rendall shore at low tide
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Isbister: Tomb Of The Eagles
Date Added: 19th Nov 2018
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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Barnhouse Settlement
Date Added: 19th Nov 2018
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Would like to visit
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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Banks Chambered Tomb
Date Added: 19th Nov 2018
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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