Abune-the-hill, Birsay
#8 among attractions in Birsay
Facts and practical information
Abune-the-Hill is a place on in the North of the Orkney Mainland and just to the west of the Loch of Swannay. ()
Birsay United Kingdom
Abune-the-hill – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Earl's Palace, Brough of Birsay, Midhowe Chambered Cairn, Midhowe Broch.
Forts and castlesEarl's Palace, Birsay
60 min walk • The Earl's Palace in Birsay, Orkney, Scotland, is a ruined 16th-century castle. It was built by Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney, illegitimate son of King James V and his mistress Euphemia Elphinstone. The palace is in the care of Historic Environment Scotland as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Lighthouse, Vernacular architectureBrough of Birsay, Birsay
81 min walk • The unmanned Brough of Birsay Lighthouse lighthouse was built in 1925 by David A Stevenson. It is located on the Brough of Birsay, an uninhabited tidal island off the north west coast of Mainland in Orkney, Scotland, in the parish of Birsay.
Archaeological siteMidhowe Chambered Cairn, Rousay
142 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 siteMidhowe Broch, Rousay
142 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.
Nature, Natural attraction, LakeLoch of Boardhouse, Birsay
46 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.
Nature, Natural attraction, LakeLoch of Swannay, Mainland
41 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
36 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
105 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.
StelaBuckquoy spindle-whorl, Birsay
67 min walk • The Buckquoy spindle-whorl is an Ogham-inscribed spindle-whorl dating from the Early Middle Ages, probably the 8th century, which was found in 1970 in Buckquoy, Birsay, Orkney, Scotland.
ChurchEynhallow Church, Eynhallow
117 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.
IslandBrough of Birsay
76 min walk • One of the main attractions on the Brough of Birsay is the remains of a Norse settlement, dating back to the 8th century. Visitors can wander around the well-preserved ruins of a Norse church and dwellings, gaining insight into the lives of the early settlers in this...
Scotland