Meur Burnt Mound
Meur Burnt Mound is an archaeological site in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Meur Burnt Mound is situated nearby to the museum Sanday Heritage Centre, as well as near The Croft.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sanday and Sanday Airport.
Sanday
Photo: calflier001, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sanday is one of the Orkney Islands, northeast of Orkney Mainland. It's a thin low-lying strap, about 12 miles long but seldom reaching a mile wide, flanked by sandy beaches.
Sanday Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Rob Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sanday Airport is located 20 NM north northeast of Kirkwall Airport on Sanday, Orkney Islands, Scotland. Sanday Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee.
Quoyness chambered cairn
Archaeological site
Photo: Callum Black, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Quoyness chambered cairn is a Neolithic burial monument located on the island of Sanday in Orkney, Scotland. Similar to Maeshowe in design, the tomb was probably built around 3000 BC. Quoyness chambered cairn is situated 2 miles south of Meur Burnt Mound.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kettletoft.
Kettletoft
Village
Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kettletoft is a settlement on the island of Sanday in Orkney, Scotland. The B9068 road runs from Kettletoft to Scar and the B9069 from Kettletoft to Northwall. Kettletoft is situated 2½ miles southwest of Meur Burnt Mound.
Meur Burnt Mound
- Type: Archaeological site
- Address: Lady Village
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.2545° or 59° 15′ 16″ northLongitude
-2.55048° or 2° 33′ 2″ westOpen location code
9CFV7C3X+RROpenStreetMap ID
node 5509239274OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sanday Heritage Centre and The Croft.
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