Big Bushan
Big Bushan is an islet in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Big Bushan is situated nearby to the locality Ling Holms, as well as near Ness of Tenston.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Burrian,broch W shore of Loch of Harray and Ring of Brodgar.
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.
Ring of Brodgar
Heath
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Ring of Brodgar is a Neolithic henge and stone circle about 6 miles north-east of Stromness on Mainland, the largest island in Orkney, Scotland. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the Heart of Neolithic Orkney. Ring of Brodgar is situated 1½ miles southeast of Big Bushan.
Standing Stones of Stenness
Archaeological site
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 southeast of Big Bushan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harray and Stenness.
Harray
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Harray is situated 2½ miles northeast of Big Bushan.
Stenness
Photo: Nachosan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Cairston
Locality
Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cairston is a village on Mainland, in Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Stromness. Cairston is situated 3 miles south of Big Bushan.
Big Bushan
- Type: Islet
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.02303° or 59° 1′ 23″ northLongitude
-3.24754° or 3° 14′ 51″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Open location code
9CFR2QF2+6XOpenStreetMap ID
way 118955241OpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
13286197
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