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Orkney Islands Travel Guide


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  Name Town Attraction Type Organisation Heritage Rating ?
Barnhouse Settlement Barnhouse Settlement Stenness Prehistoric Historic Scotland 3 Heritage Rating
Birsay Earl's Palace Birsay Earl's Palace Birsay Historic Property Historic Scotland 3 Heritage Rating
Birsay Moors RSPB Finstown Countryside RSPB 2 Heritage Rating
Bishop’s Palace, Kirkwall Bishop’s Palace, Kirkwall Kirkwall Historic Property Historic Scotland 4 Heritage Rating
Blackhammer Chambered Tomb Blackhammer Chambered Tomb Tratland Prehistoric Historic Scotland 3 Heritage Rating
Broch of Gurness Broch of Gurness Aikerness Prehistoric Historic Scotland 4 Heritage Rating
Brodgar RSPB Stenness Countryside RSPB 3 Heritage Rating
Brough of Birsay Brough of Birsay Brough Head Prehistoric Historic Scotland 4 Heritage Rating
Brough of Deerness Brough of Deerness Deerness Church 3 Heritage Rating
Churchill Barriers Churchill Barriers St Margaret's Hope Historic Property 3 Heritage Rating
Click Mill Click Mill Dounby Historic Property Historic Scotland 3 Heritage Rating
Copinsay RSPB Copinsay Countryside RSPB 1 Heritage Rating
Corrigall Farm Museum Corrigall Farm Museum Harray Museum 3 Heritage Rating
Cubbie Row’s Castle Cubbie Row’s Castle Wyre Castle Historic Scotland 4 Heritage Rating
Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn Finstown Prehistoric Historic Scotland 3 Heritage Rating
Dwarfie Stane Dwarfie Stane Quoyness Prehistoric Historic Scotland 3 Heritage Rating
Earl's Palace Earl's Palace Kirkwall Historic Property Historic Scotland 3 Heritage Rating
Eynhallow Church Eynhallow Church Church Historic Scotland 3 Heritage Rating
Grain Earth-House Grain Earth-House Kirkwall Prehistoric Historic Scotland 3 Heritage Rating
Hackness Martello Tower Hackness Martello Tower Hackness Historic Property Historic Scotland 3 Heritage Rating
Holm of Papa Westray Chambered Cairn Holm of Papa Westray Chambered Cairn Prehistoric Historic Scotland 4 Heritage Rating
Italian Chapel Italian Chapel Church 3 Heritage Rating
Kirbuster Museum Kirbuster Museum Kirbuster Museum Orkney Museums and Heritage 3 Heritage Rating
Kitchener Memorial Kitchener Memorial Birsay Historic Property 2 Heritage Rating
Knap of Howar Knap of Howar Prehistoric Historic Scotland 3 Heritage Rating
Knowe Of Yarso Chambered Cairn Knowe Of Yarso Chambered Cairn Frotoft Prehistoric Historic Scotland 3 Heritage Rating
Links of Noltland Pierowall Prehistoric Historic Scotland 3 Heritage Rating
Longaglebe Geo Longaglebe Geo Birsay Countryside 2 Heritage Rating
Maes Howe Chambered Cairn Maes Howe Chambered Cairn Finstown Prehistoric Historic Scotland 5 Heritage Rating
Marwick Head RSPB Marwick Head RSPB Birsay Countryside RSPB 2 Heritage Rating
Midhowe Broch Midhowe Broch Westness Prehistoric Historic Scotland 4 Heritage Rating
Midhowe Chambered Cairn Midhowe Chambered Cairn Prehistoric Historic Scotland 4 Heritage Rating
Mine Howe Mine Howe Tankerness Prehistoric 4 Heritage Rating
Mull Head Mull Head Deerness Countryside 3 Heritage Rating
Noltland Castle Noltland Castle Pierowall Castle Historic Scotland 3 Heritage Rating
Noup Cliffs Pierowall Countryside RSPB 1 Heritage Rating
Orphir Round Church Orphir Round Church Orphir Church Historic Scotland 3 Heritage Rating
Pierowall Church Pierowall Church Pierowall Church Historic Scotland 3 Heritage Rating
Quoyness Chambered Cairn Quoyness Chambered Cairn Prehistoric Historic Scotland 3 Heritage Rating
Rendall Doocot Rendall Doocot Rendall Historic Property 3 Heritage Rating
Rennibister Earth-House Rennibister Earth-House Finstown Prehistoric Historic Scotland 3 Heritage Rating
Ring of Brodgar Ring of Brodgar Stenness Prehistoric Historic Scotland 5 Heritage Rating
Skaill House Skaill House Sandwick Historic House 3 Heritage Rating
Skara Brae Prehistoric Village Skara Brae Prehistoric Village Skaill Prehistoric Historic Scotland 5 Heritage Rating
Skiba Geo Skiba Geo Birsay Countryside 2 Heritage Rating
St Magnus Cathedral St Magnus Cathedral Kirkwall Cathedral 5 Heritage Rating
St Magnus Church St Magnus Church Skaill Church Historic Scotland 3 Heritage Rating
Stones of Stenness Circle and Henge Stones of Stenness Circle and Henge Prehistoric Historic Scotland 4 Heritage Rating
Stromness Museum Stromness Museum Stromness Museum 2 Heritage Rating
Tankerness House Museum Tankerness House Museum Kirkwall Museum 3 Heritage Rating
Taversoe Tuick Chambered Cairn Taversoe Tuick Chambered Cairn Prehistoric Historic Scotland 3 Heritage Rating
Tomb of the Eagles Tomb of the Eagles Burwick Prehistoric 4 Heritage Rating
Tormiston Mill Tormiston Mill Stenness Historic Property Historic Scotland 3 Heritage Rating
Tuquoy, Westside Church Tuquoy, Westside Church Tuquoy Church Historic Scotland 3 Heritage Rating
Unstan Chambered Cairn Unstan Chambered Cairn Stromness Prehistoric Historic Scotland 3 Heritage Rating
Wideford Hill Chambered Cairn Wideford Hill Chambered Cairn Kirkwall Prehistoric Historic Scotland 3 Heritage Rating
Yesnaby Yesnaby Yesnaby Countryside 2 Heritage Rating
Yetnasteen Standing Stone Yetnasteen Standing Stone Yetnasteen Prehistoric 3 Heritage Rating
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British Heritage Awards

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British History Quiz

A plot to kill Elizabeth I, gain support for a Spanish invasion, and free Mary, Queen of Scots from captivity



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This Day in British History

25 May, 1659

Richard Cromwell resigns

Oliver Cromwell's son and heir paves the way for Restoration of the Monarchy

Monarch Mayhem

This monarch took the throne in 1952 after the death of George VI



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