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  • Category: History & Heritage
  • Place: Orkney

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  1. Broch of Gurness

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    Type

    Monuments & Ruins

    Broch of Gurness

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    • 4 Historic Attraction
    4 Historic Attraction

    Orkney

    Telephone:

    +44 (1856) 751414

    The Broch of Gurness is one of the most outstanding surviving examples of an Iron Age settlement that is unique to northern Scotland.

  2. Skara Brae Prehistoric Village

    Type

    Type

    Monuments & Ruins

    Skara Brae Prehistoric Village

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    • 5 Historic Attraction
    5 Historic Attraction

    Stromness

    Telephone:

    +44 (1856) 841815

    The Neolithic settlement of Skara Brae is one of the best preserved groups of prehistoric houses in Western Europe.

  3. Corrigall Farm Museum

    Type

    Type

    Museums

    Corrigall Farm Museum

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    • 3 Museum
    3 Museum

    Harray

    Telephone:

    +44 (1856) 771411

    Corrigall Farm Museum is a traditional ‘but and ben’ house that portrays a typical Orkney farmhouse and steading in the late 19th century.

  4. The Italian Chapel

    Type

    Type

    Churches, Cathedrals & Abbeys

    The Italian Chapel

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    Gradings

    • 3 Visitor Attraction
    3 Visitor Attraction

    Orkney

    Telephone:

    +44 (1856) 781268

    Visit the Italian Chapel, a beautiful Roman Catholic chapel in Lambholm which was constructed by Italian POWs during the Second World War.

  5. Westray Heritage Centre

    Type

    Type

    Museums

    Westray Heritage Centre

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    Gradings

    • 4 Visitor Attraction
    4 Visitor Attraction

    Westray

    Telephone:

    +44 (01857) 677414

    This small museum located in the village of Pierowall provides a fascinating insight into the natural and human history of the isle of Westray.

  6. Skaill House

    Type

    Type

    Historic Buildings & Homes

    Skaill House

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    Gradings

    • 4 Visitor Attraction
    4 Visitor Attraction

    Sandwick

    Telephone:

    +44 (1856) 841501

    See inside the finest mansion in Orkney and experience 5,000 years of history at Skaill House.

  7. Kirbuster Farm Museum

    Type

    Type

    Museums

    Kirbuster Farm Museum

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    Gradings

    • 3 Museum
    3 Museum

    Birsay

    Telephone:

    +44(1856) 873535

    Kirbuster is the last un-restored example of a traditional ‘firehoose’ in Northern Europe and was occupied right up until the 1960s.

  8. Wheeling Steen Gallery

    Type

    Type

    Galleries

    The Gallery

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    Gradings

    • 4 Tourist Shop
    4 Tourist Shop

    Orkney

    Telephone:

    01857 677292

    Welcome to the Wheeling Steen Gallery & Tearoom, on the beautiful and restful Orkney Island of Westray

  9. Scapa Flow Visitor Centre & Museum

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    Gradings

    • 3 Museum
    3 Museum

    Hoy

    Telephone:

    +44 (1856) 791300

    The museum tells the story of the naval anchorage in the First and Second World Wars.

  10. Stromness Museum

    Type

    Type

    Museums

    Stromness Museum

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    • 2 Museum
    2 Museum

    Stromness

    Telephone:

    +44 (1856) 850025

    Get a glimpse of Orkney’s natural history and maritime past at this museum which sports a unique collection of artifacts.

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