Rennibister
Rennibister is a bus stop in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Rennibister is situated nearby to the archaeological site Ingashowe,broch 300m NE of,Finstown, as well as near the peak Wideford Hill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rennibister Earth House and Wideford Hill chambered cairn.
Rennibister Earth House
Archaeological site
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rennibister Earth House is an Iron Age underground structure known as a souterrain. It is located on the Mainland of Orkney, in Scotland. The monument was discovered in 1926 when a threshing machine caused the roof to collapse. Rennibister Earth House is situated 870 feet north of Rennibister.
Wideford Hill chambered cairn
Archaeological site
Photo: David Wyatt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wideford Hill chambered cairn is a Neolithic chambered cairn on Mainland, Orkney in Scotland. The tomb dates to around 2000 BC, and is similar in design to the Maeshowe chambered cairn on Orkney. Wideford Hill chambered cairn is situated 3,800 feet east of Rennibister.
Damsay
Islet
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Damsay is an islet in the Orkney archipelago in Scotland. It is approximately 18 hectares in extent and rises to only 11 metres above sea level. It is situated in the Bay of Firth north of the Orkney Mainland near Finstown.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Finstown and St Ola.
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. Finstown is situated 2½ miles west of Rennibister.
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. St Ola is situated 2½ miles southeast of Rennibister.
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. Firth is situated 3 miles west of Rennibister.
Rennibister
- Type: Bus stop
- Category: transportation
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.99387° or 58° 59′ 38″ northLongitude
-3.05008° or 3° 3′ 0″ westOpen location code
9CCRXWVX+GXOpenStreetMap ID
node 12921774375OpenStreetMap feature
highway=bus_stopOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=platform
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