Midhowe Broch, Rousay
#3 among attractions in Rousay
Facts and practical information
Midhowe Broch is an iron-age broch located on the west coast of the island of Rousay in the Orkney Islands, in Scotland. ()
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Midhowe Broch – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Broch of Gurness, Midhowe Chambered Cairn, Blackhammer Chambered Cairn, Loch of Swannay.
History museum, Historical place, MuseumBroch of Gurness, Birsay
62 min walk • The Broch of Gurness is an Iron Age broch village on the northeast coast of Mainland Orkney in Scotland overlooking Eynhallow Sound, about 15 miles north-west of Kirkwall. It once housed a substantial community.
Archaeological siteMidhowe Chambered Cairn, Rousay
2 min walk • Midhowe Chambered Cairn is a large Neolithic chambered cairn located on the south shore of the island of Rousay, Orkney, Scotland. The name "Midhowe" comes from the Iron Age broch known as Midhowe Broch, that lies just west of the tomb.
Archaeological siteBlackhammer Chambered Cairn, Rousay
82 min walk • Blackhammer Chambered Cairn is a Neolithic cairn on Rousay, in Orkney, Scotland. It is a scheduled monument in the care of Historic Environment Scotland. It is thought to date from around 3000 BC.
Nature, Natural attraction, LakeLoch of Swannay, Mainland
104 min walk • The Loch of Swannay is the most northerly loch on the mainland of Orkney and lies within the parish of Birsay in the north west of the island. It is an elliptically shaped, freshwater loch and is close to the lochs of Hundland and Boardhouse.
Nature, Natural attraction, LakeLoch of Hundland, Birsay
142 min walk • The Loch of Hundland is a shallow freshwater loch in the parish of Birsay in the north west of the mainland of Orkney, Scotland. The loch lies between the larger lochs of Swannay and Boardhouse and acts as the main water catchment for Loch of Boardhouse.
WatermillDounby Click Mill, Mainland
143 min walk • Dounby Click Mill is a mill located on the Mainland of Orkney, in Scotland. It is the last of the horizontal or "Norse" watermills of Orkney still in working order. The mill is constructed with drystone walls and roofed with flagstones and turf.
IslandSweyn Holm
180 min walk • Sweyn Holm is a small island in the Orkney Islands, next to Gairsay. It is thought to be named for Sweyn Asleifsson, who was connected with Gairsay or possibly a corruption of "servant's island" in Norse.
ChurchEynhallow Church, Eynhallow
35 min walk • Eynhallow Church is a medieval church located on the uninhabited island of Eynhallow in Orkney, Scotland. The church dates back to the 12th-century and is thought to have originally been a monastery.
IslandHolm of Scockness
137 min walk • The Holm of Scockness is a small island in the Orkney Islands, between Rousay and Egilsay. It is currently used for grazing. Its name is Norse in origin and means "little island of the crooked headland".
IslandWyre
138 min walk • One of the main attractions on the island is the ancient Viking burial ground, where visitors can learn about the island's Norse heritage and the fascinating history of its early inhabitants. The ruins of the 12th century St.
IslandGairsay
179 min walk • Gairsay is a small island in Orkney, Scotland, located in the parish of Rendall, 1.5 miles off the coast, astride one of the approaches to the bays of Firth and Kirkwall.
Scotland