Brough of Warbuster

Brough of Warbuster is an archaeological site in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Brough of Warbuster is situated nearby to St Olaf’s Cemetery, as well as near Scapa distillery.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Scapa distillery and St Magnus Cathedral.

Scapa distillery

Distillery

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Scapa distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery on The Mainland of Orkney, Scotland on the shore of Scapa Flow near the town of Kirkwall. Scapa is the third-northernmost whisky distillery in Scotland, 1⁄2 mile south of the Highland Park Distillery. Scapa distillery is situated 1,600 feet south of Brough of Warbuster.

St Magnus Cathedral

Church

Photo: Robert Scarth, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Magnus Cathedral is a Church of Scotland parish church in Kirkwall, the main town of Orkney, a group of islands off the north coast of mainland Scotland. St Magnus Cathedral is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Brough of Warbuster.

Earl’s Palace

Photo: Oehoe, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Earl's Palace is a ruined Renaissance-style palace near St Magnus's Cathedral in the centre of Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. Built by Patrick, Earl of Orkney, its construction began in 1607 and was largely undertaken via forced labour. Earl’s Palace is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Brough of Warbuster.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Ola and Kirkwall.

St Ola

Locality

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St Ola is a parish on Mainland, Orkney. It is in the centre of the island, east of the parish Firth and north of Holm. It contains the capital and largest town of the Orkney archipelago, Kirkwall.

Kirkwall

Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kirkwall is the chief town of the Orkney Islands, which lie off the north tip of mainland Scotland. With a population of about 10,000 in 2020, Kirkwall has accommodation and other amenities and is the obvious base for exploring these islands.

HMS Royal Oak

Locality

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HMS Royal Oak was one of five Revenge-class battleships built for the Royal Navy during the First World War. Completed in 1916, the ship first saw combat at the Battle of Jutland as part of the Grand Fleet. HMS Royal Oak is situated 2½ miles south of Brough of Warbuster.

Brough of Warbuster

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.9677° or 58° 58′ 4″ north

Longitude

-2.98181° or 2° 58′ 55″ west

Open location code

9CCVX299+37

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12829092546

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include St Olaf’s Cemetery and Broch of Lingro, broch.

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