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Places of Interest in Scotland (123)
Interesting places and location in Scotland. Find facts and descriptions of Scottish towns, castles, Islands and other Scottish travel destinations in an informal yet informative layout.
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Tuesday, 30 August 2011 23:43
Broch Of Gurness (Aikerness Broch)
A noted icon of Orkney’s rich archaeological heritage, the broch is one of the most outstanding surviving examples of a later prehistoric (Iron-Age) settlement that is unique to northern Scotland.
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Tuesday, 30 August 2011 23:36
Blackhammer Chambered Cairn
Neolithic burial cairn, similar in general shape and subdivisions to the contemporary Neolithic houses at Knap of Howar.
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Tuesday, 30 August 2011 23:25
Bishop's and Earl's Palaces
The palaces are located near the spectacular St Magnus Cathedral, and are regarded as two of the finest examples of architecture in Scotland and highlight Orkney’s close Norse and ecclesiastical links.
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Monday, 18 July 2011 09:38
Staneydale 'Temple'
A Neolithic hall, heel-shaped externally, and containing a large oval chamber. Around it are ruins of houses, walls and cairns of the same period.
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Monday, 18 July 2011 09:31
Scalloway Castle
A fine castellated mansion built in 1600 by Patrick Stewart, Earl of Orkney, who was notorious for his cruelty.
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Monday, 18 July 2011 09:26
Ness Of Burgi
A defensive stone-built blockhouse, probably of Iron Age date, with some features resembling a broch. It is free to visit but access is difficult.
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Monday, 18 July 2011 09:19
Muness Castle
A late 16th-century tower house with circular towers at diagonally opposite corners.
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Monday, 18 July 2011 09:11
Mousa Broch
The finest surviving Iron Age broch tower. It stands to a height of over 13.3 metres and it is free to visit.
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Wednesday, 13 July 2011 17:36
Jarlshof Prehistoric And Norse Settlement
Jarlshof provides an insight into the way of life of the inhabitants at particularly interesting periods – the late Bronze Age, Iron Age, Pictish era, Norse era and the Middle Ages.
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