Robert’s guidebook
Historic sites
Some of the Historical Sites on the West Mainland
Neolithic Village 4,600 - 5,100 years old.
Orkney Explorer Pass Available to Buy From site, gives access To Skara Brae/Maeshowe/Broch of Gurness/Bishops and Earls Palace.
Plus in high summer Brough of birsay and on Hoy Hackness Battery
Has a Café and Shop
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Skara Brae Prehistoric Village
Neolithic Village 4,600 - 5,100 years old.
Orkney Explorer Pass Available to Buy From site, gives access To Skara Brae/Maeshowe/Broch of Gurness/Bishops and Earls Palace.
Plus in high summer Brough of birsay and on Hoy Hackness Battery
Has a Café and Shop
Visitor centre for trips to Maeshowe via the shuttle bus. The tours Run on the Hour, recommend booking via The website run by HES or in person, Can get very busy with limited spaces to 24 per hour
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Maeshowe Visitor Centre
Ireland RoadVisitor centre for trips to Maeshowe via the shuttle bus. The tours Run on the Hour, recommend booking via The website run by HES or in person, Can get very busy with limited spaces to 24 per hour
Open site, June, July and August, Daily tours at 1pm
all other months tours on Thursday at 1pm
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Ring van Brodgar
B9055Open site, June, July and August, Daily tours at 1pm
all other months tours on Thursday at 1pm
Neolithic Archaeologic dig site, Available to be seen July and August
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Ness of Brodgar
B9055Neolithic Archaeologic dig site, Available to be seen July and August
Tours on Wednesday at 10 am
June July and August, tour at 10 am on Monday/Wednesday and Friday
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Staande stenen van Stenness
Tours on Wednesday at 10 am
June July and August, tour at 10 am on Monday/Wednesday and Friday
Tidal Island (please check for low tide times )
It has remains of a Viking settlement, a 12th century Monastery and its also a nature reserve and has sea birds nesting in Spring/summer
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Brough of Birsay
Tidal Island (please check for low tide times )
It has remains of a Viking settlement, a 12th century Monastery and its also a nature reserve and has sea birds nesting in Spring/summer
Broch of Gurness
AikernessIron Age Broch, Open April to Sept 9.30 - 4.45
Besides the fact we live in Twatt, there is a WW2 airfield where you can look around the old buildings
Twatt
Besides the fact we live in Twatt, there is a WW2 airfield where you can look around the old buildings
Click Mill
Hillside RoadHorizontal Water mill. Can be muddy, so recommend Boots and torch
Neolithic Tomb. Free access and open everyday.
Recommend seeing this as well as Maeshowe as they are different style of tombs
Unstan chambered cairn
Neolithic Tomb. Free access and open everyday.
Recommend seeing this as well as Maeshowe as they are different style of tombs
Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn
Old Finstown RoadNeolithic Tomb, Needs a torch and 84cm high entrance, Free and Open
Barony Mill
Mill in Birsay, Open 10 -5 (closed for lunch ) May - Sept.
Interesting Working Mill.
Skaill House
Comes with the ticket to see Skara Brae
Birsay Earl's Palace
Free access site, Viking Earl Palace.
12th Century Bishops Palace.
15th Century Earls palace, opposite the Cathedral in Kirkwall
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Bishop's and Earl's Palaces
Watergate12th Century Bishops Palace.
15th Century Earls palace, opposite the Cathedral in Kirkwall
Beautiful Sandstone, cathedral in the centre of Kirkwall
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Kathedraal van Saint Magnus
Broad StreetBeautiful Sandstone, cathedral in the centre of Kirkwall