Bimbister
Bimbister is a village in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Bimbister is situated nearby to the village Harray, as well as near the locality Corston.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Maeshowe and Knowes of Trotty.
Maeshowe
Protected area
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Maeshowe is a Neolithic chambered cairn and passage grave situated on Mainland Orkney, Scotland. It was probably built around 2800 BC. In the archaeology of Scotland, it gives its name to the Maeshowe type of chambered cairn, which is limited to Orkney. Maeshowe is situated 2½ miles south of Bimbister.
Knowes of Trotty
Archaeological site
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The Knowes of Trotty is a Bronze Age cemetery located in Mainland, Orkney in Scotland. The ancient site consists of a group of twelve surviving burial mounds, dating to 2030–1770 BC.
Burrian,broch W shore of Loch of Harray
Archaeological site
Photo: Adam Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burrian,broch W shore of Loch of Harray is an archaeological site, which is situated 2½ miles west of Bimbister.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harray and Firth.
Harray
Village
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Harray is an Orcadian parish and village on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom. The village is near the Loch of Harray and was used by the Vikings for waterway transportation and Old Norse was spoken in the area up until the 1700s.
Firth
Locality
Firth is a civil parish mainly on Mainland, Orkney. The islands of Damsay and Holm of Grimbister, which lie in the Bay of Firth, are also in the parish. Firth is situated 2½ miles southeast of Bimbister.
Finstown
Village
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Finstown is a village in the parish of Firth on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is the fourth-largest settlement in the Orkney Islands. According to travel author Eric Linklater, the homes in Finstown are tidy and well cared for. Finstown is situated 3 miles southeast of Bimbister.
Bimbister
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.03093° or 59° 1′ 51″ northLongitude
-3.18031° or 3° 10′ 49″ westElevation
144 feet (44 metres)Open location code
9CFR2RJ9+9VOpenStreetMap ID
node 13265606473OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
12264012
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