Howe Road End
Howe Road End is a bus stop in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Howe Road End is situated nearby to the archaeological site The Howe, as well as near Unstan Chambered Cairn.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Unstan Chambered Cairn and Ring of Brodgar.
Unstan Chambered Cairn
Photo: Bruce McAdam, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Unstan is a Neolithic chambered cairn located about 2 mi north-east of Stromness on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. The tomb was built on a promontory that extends into the Loch of Stenness near the settlement of Howe. Unstan Chambered Cairn is situated 2,200 feet northeast of Howe Road End.
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 northeast of Howe Road End.
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 2 miles northeast of Howe Road End.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cairston and Bu‘ Point.
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.
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.
Howe Road End
- Type: Bus stop
- Category: transportation
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.98288° or 58° 58′ 58″ northLongitude
-3.25885° or 3° 15′ 32″ westOpen location code
9CCRXPMR+5FOpenStreetMap ID
node 11882180181OpenStreetMap feature
highway=bus_stopOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=platform
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Howe and Deepdale standing stone (Prehistoric).
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