Eynhallow Church, Eynhallow

Name: Eynhallow Church
Address: Eynhallow, United Kingdom

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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. Near the church are the building remains from a post-medieval village. Historic Environment Scotland first listed the site as a scheduled monument in 1921. ()

Coordinates: 59°8'28"N, 3°7'18"W

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Eynhallow United Kingdom

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Eynhallow Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Broch of Gurness, Midhowe Chambered Cairn, Blackhammer Chambered Cairn, Midhowe Broch.

1.9 miSE
History museum, Historical place, Museum
Broch of Gurness, Birsay
48 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.
1.3 miNE
Archaeological site
Midhowe Chambered Cairn, Rousay
34 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.
3.5 miE
Archaeological site
Blackhammer Chambered Cairn, Rousay
89 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.
1.4 miNE
Archaeological site
Midhowe Broch, Rousay
35 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.
5.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch of Boardhouse, Birsay
151 min walk • The Loch of Boardhouse is a freshwater loch in the parish of Birsay in the north west of the mainland of Orkney, Scotland. It acts as a reservoir for public water supply and is popular for trout fishing.
3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch of Swannay, Mainland
77 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.
4.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch of Hundland, Birsay
111 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.
4.2 miSW
Watermill
Dounby Click Mill, Mainland
109 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.
5.7 miE
Island
Wyre
145 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.
6.8 miSE
Island
Gairsay
174 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.
1.8 miSE
Beach
Sands of Evie, Mainland
46 min walk • The Sands of Evie is a sandy beach landform near the village of Evie on Mainland Orkney, Scotland, protected by the Point of Hellia headland. This beach forms the southern boundary of Aikerness Bay, an element of Eynhallow Sound. Immediately to the east is Gurness, a rather well preserved Iron Age broch.