Ring of Brodgar Road End
Ring of Brodgar Road End is a bus stop in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Ring of Brodgar Road End is situated nearby to the archaeological site Barnhouse Stone, standing stone, as well as near the cemetery Stenness Churchyard.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Standing Stones of Stenness and Maeshowe.
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 2,200 feet northwest of Ring of Brodgar Road End.
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 3,300 feet northeast of Ring of Brodgar Road End.
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 2,600 feet northwest of Ring of Brodgar Road End.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stenness and Cairston.
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 west of Ring of Brodgar Road End.
Bu‘ Point
Locality
Photo: John Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bu‘ Point is a locality, which is situated 3 miles southwest of Ring of Brodgar Road End.
Ring of Brodgar Road End
- Type: Bus stop
- Category: transportation
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.98966° or 58° 59′ 23″ northLongitude
-3.1998° or 3° 11′ 59″ westOpen location code
9CCRXRQ2+V3OpenStreetMap ID
node 11882180185OpenStreetMap feature
highway=bus_stopOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=platform
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