Broch of Gurness, Birsay

Name: Broch of Gurness
Address: Birsay, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1856 751414

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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. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 59°7'26"N, 3°4'53"W

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Birsay United Kingdom

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Broch of Gurness – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

2.3 miN
Archaeological site
Midhowe Chambered Cairn, Rousay
60 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.
2.1 miE
Archaeological site
Blackhammer Chambered Cairn, Rousay
53 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.
5.7 miNE
Church, Romanesque architecture
St Magnus Church, Egilsay
145 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.
2.4 miN
Archaeological site
Midhowe Broch, Rousay
62 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.
4.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch of Swannay, Mainland
114 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.
5.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch of Hundland, Birsay
139 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.
4.3 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.
5.2 miSE
Island
Sweyn Holm
133 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.
1.9 miNW
Church
Eynhallow Church, Eynhallow
48 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.
5.6 miNE
Island
Holm of Scockness
143 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".
4 miE
Island
Wyre
103 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.