Germiston
Germiston is a locality in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Germiston is situated nearby to the village Heddle, as well as near the hamlet Tuskerbister.Places of Interest
Highlights include Maeshowe and Standing Stones of Stenness.
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 1½ miles northwest of Germiston.
Standing Stones of Stenness
Archaeological site
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The Standing Stones of Stenness are a Neolithic monument five miles northeast of Stromness on the mainland of Orkney, Scotland. This may be the oldest henge site in the British Isles. Standing Stones of Stenness is situated 2½ miles west of Germiston.
Barnhouse Settlement
Grassland
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The Neolithic Barnhouse Settlement is sited by the shore of Loch of Harray, Orkney Mainland, Scotland, not far from the Standing Stones of Stenness, about 5 miles north-east of Stromness. Barnhouse Settlement is situated 2 miles west of Germiston.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Firth and Finstown.
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 2 miles northeast of Germiston.
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 2 miles northeast of Germiston.
Stenness
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Stenness is a small, scattered village in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, on the A965 main road between Kirkwall and Stromness. It has several UNESCO World Heritage Listed neolithic sights: the Stones, Maeshowe and Ring of Brodgar, with Skara Brae a few miles further north.
Germiston
- Type: Locality
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.98667° or 58° 59′ 12″ northLongitude
-3.14631° or 3° 8′ 47″ westElevation
148 feet (45 metres)Open location code
9CCRXVP3+MFGeoNames ID
13283299
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