Tuskerbister
Tuskerbister is a hamlet in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Tuskerbister is situated nearby to the locality Summers Dale (Site of battle AD 1529), as well as near the village Bigswell.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn and Ward Hill.
Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn
Archaeological site
Photo: Adrazahl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn is a Neolithic chambered cairn on Mainland, the main island of Orkney, Scotland, about 6 miles west of Kirkwall. It dates to around 3000 BC, and is similar in design to Maeshowe, but on a smaller scale. Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn is situated 1½ miles northeast of Tuskerbister.
Ward Hill
Peak
Photo: Rod Richmond, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ward Hill is a peak, which is situated 1½ miles southwest of Tuskerbister.
Kirbister Mill
Watermill
Photo: Andrew Riley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kirbister Mill is a watermill, which is situated 2 miles southeast of Tuskerbister.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Finstown and Firth.
Finstown
Village
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 2½ miles north of Tuskerbister.
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 north of Tuskerbister.
Orphir
Village
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Orphir is a parish and settlement on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is approximately 9 miles southwest of Kirkwall, and comprises a seaboard tract of about 7 by 3+1⁄2 mi, and includes Cava and the Holm of Houton. Orphir is situated 2½ miles south of Tuskerbister.
Tuskerbister
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.97438° or 58° 58′ 28″ northLongitude
-3.12866° or 3° 7′ 43″ westElevation
207 feet (63 metres)Open location code
9CCRXVFC+QGOpenStreetMap ID
node 1351318300OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
13282644
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Localities in the Area
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