Westside
Westside is a locality in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Westside is situated nearby to the locality Valley of Uraday, as well as near Swarta Fiold.Places of Interest
Highlights include Midhowe Chambered Cairn and Midhowe Broch.
Midhowe Chambered Cairn
Archaeological site
Photo: MichaelMaggs, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Midhowe Chambered Cairn is a large Neolithic chambered cairn located on the south shore of the island of Rousay, Orkney, Scotland. The name "Midhowe" comes from the Iron Age broch known as Midhowe Broch, that lies just west of the tomb.
Midhowe Broch
Archaeological site
Photo: MichaelMaggs, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Midhowe Broch is an Iron Age broch located on the west coast of the island of Rousay in the Orkney Islands, in Scotland.
Eynhallow
Island
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eynhallow is a small, presently uninhabited island in Eynhallow Sound, between Rousay and the Mainland of Orkney, off the north coast of mainland Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Evie and Tingwall.
Evie
Village
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Evie is a parish and village on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. The parish is located in the north-west of the Mainland, between Birsay and Rendall, forming the coastline opposite the isle of Rousay. Evie is situated 3 miles south of Westside.
Tingwall
Village
Tingwall is a farm and ferry terminal that lies on the north-east coast of Orkney's West Mainland on the Gairsay Sound in the parish of Evie and Rendall. Tingwall is situated 4½ miles south of Westside.
Westside
- Type: Locality
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.15081° or 59° 9′ 3″ northLongitude
-3.08968° or 3° 5′ 23″ westOpen location code
9CFR5W26+84OpenStreetMap ID
node 1338311941OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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Highlights include Knowe of Swandro (Pictish Cellular Building? / Chambered Cairn (Neolithic) and Knowe of Rowiegar - Chambered Cairn (Neolithic), Souterrain (Prehistoric).
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