Blackhammer Chambered Cairn, Rousay

Name: Blackhammer Chambered Cairn
Address: Rousay, United Kingdom

#2 among attractions in Rousay

Top attraction, Archaeological site

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Blackhammer Chambered Cairn is a Neolithic cairn on Rousay, in Orkney, Scotland. It is a scheduled monument in the care of Historic Environment Scotland. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 59°7'53"N, 3°1'31"W

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Blackhammer Chambered Cairn – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Broch of Gurness, Midhowe Chambered Cairn, St Magnus Church, Midhowe Broch.

2.1 miW
History museum, Historical place, Museum
Broch of Gurness, Birsay
53 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.
3.1 miNW
Archaeological site
Midhowe Chambered Cairn, Rousay
81 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.
3.6 miNE
Church, Romanesque architecture
St Magnus Church, Egilsay
93 min walk • St Magnus's Church is a medieval church located on the island of Egilsay, in Orkney, Scotland. The site is recognized as the place of execution of Saint Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney, in the 12th century.
3.2 miNW
Archaeological site
Midhowe Broch, Rousay
82 min walk • Midhowe Broch is an iron-age broch located on the west coast of the island of Rousay in the Orkney Islands, in Scotland.
4.9 miNE
Island
Kili Holm
125 min walk • Kili Holm is a tidal island in the Orkney Islands, linked to Egilsay. Unusually, like its neighbour Egilsay, it may have a partly Gaelic etymology, in this case from cille meaning a monk's cell.
6.2 miSW
Watermill
Dounby Click Mill, Mainland
159 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.
3.9 miSE
Island
Sweyn Holm
100 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.
3.5 miW
Church
Eynhallow Church, Eynhallow
89 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.
3.7 miNE
Island
Holm of Scockness
95 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".
2.2 miSE
Island
Wyre
57 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.
3.9 miSE
Island
Gairsay
100 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.

Blackhammer Chambered Cairn, Rousay

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Blackhammer Chambered Cairn – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)