Cairston
Cairston is a village on Mainland, in Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Stromness. Within the village is located the Castle of Cairston which is said to have belonged to the House of Gordons, and may have been built in 1152, as contested in a Saga.
Places of Interest
Highlights: Ring of Brodgar and Unstan Chambered Cairn.
Ring of Brodgar
Heath
Inner Holm
Islet
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bu‘ Point and Stromness.
Stromness
Stromness is a port on the Mainland of the Orkney Islands, with a population of roughly 2200.
Cairston
- Type: Locality
- Description: village in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Category: village
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.98186° or 58° 58′ 55″ north
Longitude
-3.27769° or 3° 16′ 40″ west
Elevation
154 feet (47 metres)
Open location code
9CCRXPJC+PW
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Fulah—“Cairston” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Cairston”
- Dutch: “Cairston”
- French: “Cairston”
- Fulah: “Cairston”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Bruna Fea and Congesquoy.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Deepdale standing stone (Prehistoric) and The Howe (Iron Age broch + Neolithic chambered cairn).
Orkney Islands: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Kirkwall and Stromness.
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