Brae Brough promontory fort

Places of Interest Nearby

Old Man of Hoy

Peak

Photo: Dave Wheeler, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Old Man of Hoy is a 137-metre sea stack on Hoy, part of the Orkney archipelago off the north coast of Scotland. Formed from Old Red Sandstone, it is one of the tallest stacks in the United Kingdom. Old Man of Hoy is situated 1½ miles south of Brae Brough promontory fort.

Cuilags

Peak

Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cuilags is a peak, which is situated 1½ miles east of Brae Brough promontory fort.

Cra’as Nest

Museum

Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cra’as Nest is a museum, which is situated 2½ miles south of Brae Brough promontory fort.

Places in the Area

Rora Head

Locality

Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rora Head is a locality, which is situated 2½ miles south of Brae Brough promontory fort.

Stromness

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Stromness is a port on the Mainland of the Orkney Islands, with a population of roughly 2200. To the Vikings, Straumsnes meant the headland just south, where a fierce tide rips between Scapa Flow and the Atlantic; get past that and you came safely into Hamnavoe or "peaceful harbour" where the town now stands.

Brae Brough promontory fort

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