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- Category: History & Heritage
- Place: Orkney
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Broch of Gurness
Type
Type
Monuments & Ruins
Gradings
- 4 Historic Attraction
Orkney
Telephone:
+44 (1856) 751414The Broch of Gurness is one of the most outstanding surviving examples of an Iron Age settlement that is unique to northern Scotland.
Skara Brae Prehistoric Village
Type
Type
Monuments & Ruins
Gradings
- 5 Historic Attraction
Stromness
Telephone:
+44 (1856) 841815The Neolithic settlement of Skara Brae is one of the best preserved groups of prehistoric houses in Western Europe.
Westray Heritage Centre
Type
Type
Museums
Gradings
- 4 Visitor Attraction
Westray
Telephone:
+44 (01857) 677414This small museum located in the village of Pierowall provides a fascinating insight into the natural and human history of the isle of Westray.
Corrigall Farm Museum
Type
Type
Museums
Gradings
- 3 Museum
Harray
Telephone:
+44 (1856) 771411Corrigall Farm Museum is a traditional ‘but and ben’ house that portrays a typical Orkney farmhouse and steading in the late 19th century.
Scapa Flow Visitor Centre & Museum
Type
Type
Museums
Gradings
- 3 Museum
Hoy
Telephone:
+44 (1856) 791300The museum tells the story of the naval anchorage in the First and Second World Wars.
Stromness Museum
Type
Type
Museums
Gradings
- 2 Museum
Stromness
Telephone:
+44 (1856) 850025Get a glimpse of Orkney’s natural history and maritime past at this museum which sports a unique collection of artifacts.
The Italian Chapel
Type
Type
Churches, Cathedrals & Abbeys
Gradings
- 3 Visitor Attraction
Orkney
Telephone:
+44 (1856) 781268Visit the Italian Chapel, a beautiful Roman Catholic chapel in Lambholm which was constructed by Italian POWs during the Second World War.
Highland Park Distillery And Visitor Centre
Type
Type
Distilleries
Gradings
- 5 Visitor Attraction
Kirkwall
Telephone:
+44 (1856) 876091Founded in 1798 by notorious smuggler Magnus Eunson.
Bishop's & Earl's Palaces
Type
Type
Monuments & Ruins
Gradings
- 4 Historic Attraction
Kirkwall
Telephone:
+44 (1856) 871918These palaces near St Magnus Cathedral are regarded as two of the finest examples of architecture in Scotland and highlight Orkney’s strong Norse and ecclesiastical links....
Wheeling Steen Gallery
Type
Type
Galleries
Gradings
- 4 Tourist Shop
Orkney
Telephone:
01857 677292Welcome to the Wheeling Steen Gallery & Tearoom, on the beautiful and restful Orkney Island of Westray
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