Sweyn Holm
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Facts and practical information
Note: There is also a "Sweyn Holm" off St Ninian's Isle, Shetland ()
ScotlandUnited Kingdom
Sweyn Holm – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Broch of Gurness, Balfour Castle, Midhowe Chambered Cairn, Blackhammer Chambered Cairn.
History museum, Historical place, MuseumBroch of Gurness, Birsay
133 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.
Forts and castles, Gothic Revival architectureBalfour Castle, Shapinsay
107 min walk • Balfour Castle is a historic building on the southwest of Shapinsay, Orkney Islands. Though built around an older structure that dates at least from the 18th century, the present castle was built in 1847, commissioned by Colonel David Balfour, and designed by Edinburgh architect David Bryce.
Archaeological siteMidhowe Chambered Cairn, Rousay
179 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 siteBlackhammer Chambered Cairn, Rousay
100 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.
Church, Romanesque architectureSt Magnus Church, Egilsay
119 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.
Archaeological siteMidhowe Broch, Rousay
180 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, LakeVasa Loch, Shapinsay
76 min walk • Vasa Loch is a brackish lagoon in southwestern Shapinsay, Orkney Islands. This water body has been shown on early maps of the island in a very similar shape and size to its current geometry, separated from the North Sea by a narrow strip of raised beach.
IslandDamsay
174 min walk • Damsay is an islet in the Orkney archipelago in Scotland. It is approximately 18 hectares in extent and rises to only 11 metres above sea level. It is situated in the Bay of Firth north of the Orkney Mainland near Finstown. Nearby is the smaller islet of Holm of Grimbister.
IslandHelliar Holm
129 min walk • Helliar Holm is an uninhabited island off the coast of Shapinsay in the Orkney Islands, Scotland. It is home to a 42-foot-tall lighthouse, which was built in 1893 and automated in 1967. It is a tidal island that used to be connected to Shapinsay.
Archaeological siteBurroughston Broch, Shapinsay
137 min walk • Burroughston Broch is an Iron Age broch located on the island of Shapinsay in the Orkney Islands, in Scotland. The site overlooks the North Sea on the northeast part of Shapinsay.
IslandHolm of Scockness
138 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".
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