Brough of Bigging promontory fort

Brough of Bigging promontory fort is an archaeological site in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Brough of Bigging promontory fort is situated nearby to the ruins Yesnaby WWII RN Close Range AA Training Establishment, as well as near Old school house (ruins).

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Skara Brae and Broch of Borwick.

Skara Brae

Protected area

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Skara Brae is a stone-built Neolithic settlement, located on the Bay of Skaill in the parish of Sandwick, on the west coast of Mainland, the largest island in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland. Skara Brae is situated 2 miles north of Brough of Bigging promontory fort.

Broch of Borwick

Archaeological site

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The Broch of Borwick is an Iron Age broch located on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is a scheduled monument. Broch of Borwick is situated 3,800 feet northeast of Brough of Bigging promontory fort.

Skaill House

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Skaill House is a historic manor house in Sandwick parish on Mainland, the largest of the Orkney Islands, Scotland. The house overlooks the Neolithic site, Skara Brae, and the Bay of Skaill. Skaill House is situated 2 miles northeast of Brough of Bigging promontory fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yesnaby and Cairston.

Yesnaby

Locality

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Yesnaby is a historic township in Sandwick, on the west coast of Orkney Mainland, Scotland, south of Skara Brae. It is renowned for its spectacular Old Red Sandstone coastal cliff scenery which includes sea stacks, blowholes, geos and frequently boiling seas.

Cairston

Locality

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Cairston is a village on Mainland, in Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Stromness. Within the village is located the Castle of Cairston which is said to have belonged to the House of Gordons, and may have been built in 1152, as contested in a Saga. Cairston is situated 4 miles southeast of Brough of Bigging 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.

Brough of Bigging promontory fort

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

59.02146° or 59° 1′ 17″ north

Longitude

-3.36206° or 3° 21′ 43″ west

Open location code

9CFR2JCQ+H5

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12905449914

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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