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Cubbie Row's Castle © Crown Copyright Historic Scotland. www.historicscotlandimages.gov.uk
Cubbie Row's Castle (HS)

Wyre, Orkney, KW17 2

This Norse castle built in about 1150, is named after its first owner Kolbein (Krubbie) Hruga. A square tower, once three...

Brough of Birsay Lighthouse © Copyright Ian Cowe
Brough of Birsay Lighthouse

Scotland, UK

This unusual lighthouse with its castellated tower was built in 1925. It is now solar powered. The tidal Island once had a...

Click Mill, Dounby © Crown Copyright Historic Scotland. www.historicscotlandimages.gov.uk
Click Mill, Dounby (HS)

Dounby, Orkney, KW17

Die letzte noch bestehende waagerechte Wassermühle in Orkney. Ihr Typ ist in Shetland und Lewis gut vertreten. Die...

Noltland Castle © Crown Copyright Historic Scotland. www.historicscotlandimages.gov.uk
Noltland Castle (HS)

Near Pierowall, Westray, Orkney, KW17

With a fine ruined Z-plan tower, this impressive castle was built between 1560 and 1574 by Gilbert Balfour, from Fife. It...

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Stones of Stenness (HS)
Stones of Stenness (HS)

Stromness, Orkney, KW17

Diese großen und außergewöhnlich beeindruckenden stehenden Steine waren einst Teil eines Kreises aus...

Dwarfie Stane Felsengrab © Crown Copyright Historic Scotland. www.historicscotlandimages.gov.uk
Dwarfie Stane Tomb (HS)

Hoy, Orkney, Scotland, UK

Dieses Grab wurde aus einem soliden Stück Sandstein gehauen. Außen vor dem Eingang ist der originale...

Grain Earth House © Crown Copyright Historic Scotland. www.historicscotlandimages.gov.uk
Grain Earth House (HS)

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, UK

Dieses gut gebaute Erdhaus, dass 2 Meter unter Grund liegt, besitzt eine enge Passage, die zu einer ovalen Kammer führt.

Midhowe Felsengrab © Crown Copyright Historic Scotland. www.historicscotlandimages.gov.uk
Midhowe Chambered Cairn (HS)

Rousay, Orkney, Scotland, UK

Dieses, durch modernes Bauwerk geschützte 23 Meter lange Grab, ist durch Steinplatten in zwölf Kammern...

Stroma Lighthouse
Stroma Lighthouse

Scotland, UK

With 60 known shipwrecks around the island this was a place that clearly needed to be avoided. In 1896 a lighthouse was...

Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn © Crown Copyright Historic Scotland. www.historicscotlandimages.gov.uk
Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn (HS)

Finstown, Orkney, Scotland, UK

Eine herrliche Kammergrabstätte mit einer wunderbar konstruierten inneren Kammer, die vier Seitenzellen enthält....

Orkney Fossil and Vintage Centre
Orkney Fossil and Vintage Centre

Viewforth, Burray, Orkney, KW17 2SX

A superb collection of Orkney fossil fish, vintage photographs and artefacts. Gift shop and cafeteria.

Stromness
Stromness

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland, UK

This historic town developed during the 18th century after it was chosen by the Hudson's Bay Company as a base for...

Balfour Castle
Balfour Castle

Shapinsay, Orkney, KW17 2DY

Das eindrucksvolle Herrenhaus wurde zwischen 1846 und 1850 von David Balfour erbaut. Seit dieser Zeit ist nur wenig...

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Noup Head Lighthouse
Noup Head Lighthouse

Scotland, UK

This 1898 lighthouse, built at the edge of spectacular 79m (260ft) high cliffs on the Island of Westray, was the first to...

Eynhallow Church © Crown Copyright Historic Scotland. www.historicscotlandimages.gov.uk
Eynhallow Church (HS)

Eynhallow Island, Nr Rousay, Orkney, Scotland, UK

Diese Kirche aus dem 12. Jahrhundert wurde erst 1851 entdeckt, nachdem man die Dächer einiger Häuser abdeckte,...

1 Cubbie Row's Castle (HS) Wyre, Orkney, KW17 2
2 Brough of Birsay Lighthouse Scotland, UK
3 Click Mill, Dounby (HS) Dounby, Orkney, KW17
4 Noltland Castle (HS) Near Pierowall, Westray, Orkney, KW17
5 Stones of Stenness (HS) Stromness, Orkney, KW17
6 Dwarfie Stane Tomb (HS) Hoy, Orkney, Scotland, UK
7 Grain Earth House (HS) Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, UK
8 Midhowe Chambered Cairn (HS) Rousay, Orkney, Scotland, UK
9 Stroma Lighthouse Scotland, UK
10 Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn (HS) Finstown, Orkney, Scotland, UK
11 Orkney Fossil and Vintage Centre Viewforth, Burray, Orkney, KW17 2SX
12 Stromness Stromness, Orkney, Scotland, UK
13 Balfour Castle Shapinsay, Orkney, KW17 2DY
14 Noup Head Lighthouse Scotland, UK
15 Eynhallow Church (HS) Eynhallow Island, Nr Rousay, Orkney, Scotland, UK

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