Knowes of Trotty
The Knowes of Trotty is a Bronze Age cemetery located in Mainland, Orkney in Scotland. The ancient site consists of a group of twelve surviving burial mounds, dating to 2030–1770 BC.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Bronze Age burial mounds in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Knowes of Trotty,mounds S of Netherhouse,Huntscarth”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Finstown Mill.
Finstown Mill
Watermill
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Finstown Mill is a watermill, which is situated 2 miles southeast of Knowes of Trotty.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harray and Firth.
Harray
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
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 2 miles southeast of Knowes of Trotty.
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 southeast of Knowes of Trotty.
Knowes of Trotty
- Categories: architectural structure, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.0382° or 59° 2′ 18″ northLongitude
-3.14808° or 3° 8′ 53″ westOpen location code
9CFR2VQ2+7QOpenStreetMap ID
node 4410547506OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q56666589
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