Midhowe Chambered Cairn, Rousay

Name: Midhowe Chambered Cairn
Address: Rousay, United Kingdom

#1 among attractions in Rousay

Top attraction, Archaeological site

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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. The broch got its name from the fact that it's the middle of three such structures that lie grouped within 500 metres of each other and Howe from the Old Norse word haugr meaning mound or barrow. Together, the broch and chambered cairn form part of a large complex of ancient structures on the shore of Eynhallow Sound separating Rousay from Mainland, Orkney. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 59°9'23"N, 3°5'57"W

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

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

2.3 miS
History museum, Historical place, Museum
Broch of Gurness, Birsay
60 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 miSE
Archaeological site
Blackhammer Chambered Cairn, Rousay
81 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.
~410 ftNW
Archaeological site
Midhowe Broch, Rousay
2 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.
4.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch 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.
5.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch 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.
5.6 miSW
Watermill
Dounby Click Mill, Mainland
142 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.
7 miSE
Island
Sweyn Holm
179 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.
1.3 miSW
Church
Eynhallow Church, Eynhallow
34 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.
5.3 miE
Island
Holm 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".
5.3 miSE
Island
Wyre
136 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.
6.9 miSE
Island
Gairsay
177 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.