Eynhallow
Eynhallow is a small, presently uninhabited island in Eynhallow Sound, between Rousay and the Mainland of Orkney, off the north coast of mainland Scotland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Midhowe Chambered Cairn and Midhowe Broch.
Midhowe Chambered Cairn
Archaeological site
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The Midhowe Chambered Cairn is a large Neolithic chambered cairn located on the south shore of the island of Rousay, Orkney, Scotland. The name "Midhowe" comes from the Iron Age broch known as Midhowe Broch, that lies just west of the tomb.
Midhowe Broch
Archaeological site
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Midhowe Broch is an Iron Age broch located on the west coast of the island of Rousay in the Orkney Islands, in Scotland.
Broch of Gurness
Archaeological site
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The Broch of Gurness is an Iron Age broch village on the northeast coast of Mainland Orkney in Scotland overlooking Eynhallow Sound, about 15 miles north-west of Kirkwall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Evie and Tingwall.
Evie
Village
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Evie is a parish and village on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. The parish is located in the north-west of the Mainland, between Birsay and Rendall, forming the coastline opposite the isle of Rousay.
Tingwall
Village
Tingwall is a farm and ferry terminal that lies on the north-east coast of Orkney's West Mainland on the Gairsay Sound in the parish of Evie and Rendall. Tingwall is situated 4½ miles southeast of Eynhallow.
Rendall
Village
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Rendall is a parish on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is in the north west of the island and lies east of the parishes of Birsay and Evie and north east of Harray. The island of Gairsay is also in the parish. Rendall is situated 6 miles south of Eynhallow.
Eynhallow
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.14404° or 59° 8′ 39″ northLongitude
-3.11971° or 3° 7′ 11″ westOpen location code
9CFR4VVJ+J4OpenStreetMap ID
way 4569233OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Eynhallow” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Eynhallow”
- Catalan: “Eynhallow”
- Cebuano: “Eynhallow”
- Chinese: “艾恩哈洛岛”
- Dutch: “Eynhallow”
- French: “Eynhallow”
- German: “Eynhallow”
- Hungarian: “Eynhallow”
- Italian: “Eynhallow”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Eynhallow”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Eynhallow”
- Norwegian: “Eynhallow”
- Polish: “Eynhallow”
- Russian: “Эйнхаллоу”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Eynhallow”
- Spanish: “Eynhallow”
- Swedish: “Eynhallow”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Knowe of Rowiegar - Chambered Cairn (Neolithic), Souterrain (Prehistoric) and Knowe of Swandro (Pictish Cellular Building? / Chambered Cairn (Neolithic).
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