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Knowe of Ramsay
Date Added: 10th Jun 2012
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 16th Oct 2010
Knowe of Ramsay submitted by DrewParsons on 16th Oct 2010. The mound looking towards the south east. September 2010.
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Knowe of Lairo
Date Added: 10th Jun 2012
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 17th Oct 2010
Knowe of Lairo submitted by DrewParsons on 17th Oct 2010. The cairn viewed from the road - it is circled in black in this photo. September 2010.
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Westness Chambererd Tomb
Date Added: 10th Jun 2012
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 17th Oct 2010
Westness Chambererd Tomb submitted by DrewParsons on 17th Oct 2010. I have circled the site for ease of identification in this photo taken in September 2010.
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Midhowe Chambered Cairn
Date Added: 10th Jun 2012
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 17th Oct 2010
Midhowe Chambered Cairn submitted by DrewParsons on 17th Oct 2010. This is the shed which covers the site. This is what you look for as you walk down the path from the car park on the road. There is also a trail along the coast from Westness Farm marked on the Ordnance Survey map.
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Midhowe Broch
Date Added: 10th Jun 2012
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 17th Oct 2010
Midhowe Broch submitted by DrewParsons on 17th Oct 2010. Flagstones used to create compartments within the broch. September 2010.
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Quoyness Barrow
Date Added: 10th Jun 2012
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 18th Oct 2010
Quoyness Barrow submitted by DrewParsons on 18th Oct 2010. The site seen from the north illustrating its proximity to the coast. September 2010.
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Augmund Howe
Date Added: 10th Jun 2012
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 18th Oct 2010
Augmund Howe submitted by DrewParsons on 18th Oct 2010. The mound viewed from the southern part of the almost imperceptible arc of barrows which curve around its western side. September 2010.
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Els Ness Megalithic Cemetery
Date Added: 10th Jun 2012
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 18th Oct 2010
Els Ness Megalithic Cemetery submitted by DrewParsons on 18th Oct 2010. One of the cairns. September 2010.
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The Orkney Museum
Date Added: 10th Jun 2012
Site Type: Museum
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 18th Oct 2010
The Orkney Museum submitted by DrewParsons on 18th Oct 2010. A chevron carved stone from the neolithic settlement of Pool on Sanday Island excavated in the 1980's.
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Knap of Howar
Date Added: 10th Jun 2012
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 18th Oct 2010
Knap of Howar submitted by DrewParsons on 18th Oct 2010. An overview of the two houses which are connected by a short internal passage. September 2010.
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Munkerhoose
Date Added: 10th Jun 2012
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 18th Oct 2010
Munkerhoose submitted by DrewParsons on 18th Oct 2010. Walling at the site of this broch and ancient settlement located a kilometre north along the coast from The Knap of Howar. September 2010.
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St Boniface's Church Hog Back Stone
Date Added: 10th Jun 2012
Site Type: Early Christian Sculptured Stone
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 18th Oct 2010
St Boniface's Church Hog Back Stone submitted by DrewParsons on 18th Oct 2010. The Norse Hog Back Stone. September 2010.
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Linkertaing
Date Added: 10th Jun 2012
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 19th Oct 2010
Linkertaing submitted by DrewParsons on 19th Oct 2010. I hiked here from Red Head in mist and rain in late September 2010. A remote spot if ever there was!
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Eday Church Chambered Cairn
Date Added: 10th Jun 2012
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 19th Oct 2010
Eday Church Chambered Cairn submitted by DrewParsons on 19th Oct 2010. PID photo
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Mill Loch
Date Added: 10th Jun 2012
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 19th Oct 2010
Mill Loch submitted by DrewParsons on 19th Oct 2010. Mill Loch with its eponymous cairn in the foreground. September 2010.
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Stone of Setter
Date Added: 10th Jun 2012
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 19th Oct 2010
Stone of Setter submitted by DrewParsons on 19th Oct 2010. The site sign by the stone showing the wonderful archaeological trail up towards Vinquoy cairn. You can continue on to Red Head and back down the coast passing other more remote prehistoric sites along the way to make a lovely hike. September 2010.
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Fold of Setter
Date Added: 10th Jun 2012
Site Type: Misc. Earthwork
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 19th Oct 2010
Fold of Setter submitted by DrewParsons on 19th Oct 2010. The right side of the wall is the inside of the fold. September 2010.
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Braeside
Date Added: 10th Jun 2012
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 19th Oct 2010
Braeside submitted by DrewParsons on 19th Oct 2010. September 2010.
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Huntersquoy
Date Added: 10th Jun 2012
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 19th Oct 2010
Huntersquoy submitted by DrewParsons on 19th Oct 2010. The mound. September 2010.
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Vinquoy
Date Added: 10th Jun 2012
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 19th Oct 2010
Vinquoy submitted by DrewParsons on 19th Oct 2010. Looking back down the passage from the chamber. September 2010.
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