Barnhouse Settlement
Barnhouse Settlement is in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Barnhouse Settlement is situated nearby to the ruins Structure 8, as well as near House 5.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Barnhouse Settlement and Standing Stones of Stenness.
Barnhouse Settlement
Grassland
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Neolithic Barnhouse Settlement is sited by the shore of Loch of Harray, Orkney Mainland, Scotland, not far from the Standing Stones of Stenness, about 5 miles north-east of Stromness.
Standing Stones of Stenness
Archaeological site
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The Standing Stones of Stenness are a Neolithic monument five miles northeast of Stromness on the mainland of Orkney, Scotland. This may be the oldest henge site in the British Isles. Standing Stones of Stenness is situated 700 feet southwest of Barnhouse Settlement.
Watch Stone
Archaeological site
Photo: will craig, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Watch Stone is an archaeological site, which is situated 780 feet west of Barnhouse Settlement.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stenness and Cairston.
Stenness
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Stenness is a small, scattered village in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, on the A965 main road between Kirkwall and Stromness. It has several UNESCO World Heritage Listed neolithic sights: the Stones, Maeshowe and Ring of Brodgar, with Skara Brae a few miles further north.
Cairston
Locality
Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cairston is a village on Mainland, in Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Stromness. Cairston is situated 2½ miles west of Barnhouse Settlement.
Bu‘ Point
Locality
Photo: John Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bu‘ Point is a locality, which is situated 3 miles southwest of Barnhouse Settlement.
Barnhouse Settlement
- Type: Sign
- Categories: information and tourism
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.99572° or 58° 59′ 45″ northLongitude
-3.20634° or 3° 12′ 23″ westOpen location code
9CCRXQWV+7FOpenStreetMap ID
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