Binscarth Cottages
Binscarth Cottages is a bus stop in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Binscarth Cottages is situated nearby to the ruins Fountainhead, as well as near Buckle’s Tower.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Maeshowe and Buckle’s Tower.
Maeshowe
Protected area
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 2 miles west of Binscarth Cottages.
Buckle’s Tower
Tower
Buckle's Tower is a historic stone-built tower upon the Hill of Heddle in Firth, Orkney. The tower was originally built sometime during the 1870s by a local shepherd boy named William Buckle who watched the sheep on the Hill of Heddle. Buckle’s Tower is situated 2,300 feet southeast of Binscarth Cottages.
Finstown Mill
Watermill
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Finstown Mill is a watermill, which is situated 3,100 feet northeast of Binscarth Cottages.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Firth and Finstown.
Firth
Locality
Firth is a civil parish mainly on Mainland, Orkney. The islands of Damsay and Holm of Grimbister, which lie in the Bay of Firth, are also in the parish.
Finstown
Village
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Finstown is a village in the parish of Firth on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is the fourth-largest settlement in the Orkney Islands. According to travel author Eric Linklater, the homes in Finstown are tidy and well cared for.
Harray
Village
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Harray is an Orcadian parish and village on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom. The village is near the Loch of Harray and was used by the Vikings for waterway transportation and Old Norse was spoken in the area up until the 1700s. Harray is situated 3 miles northwest of Binscarth Cottages.
Binscarth Cottages
- Type: Bus stop
- Category: transportation
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.00669° or 59° 0′ 24″ northLongitude
-3.14° or 3° 8′ 24″ westOpen location code
9CFR2V46+M2OpenStreetMap ID
node 12921774370OpenStreetMap feature
highway=bus_stopOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=platform
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