Burnt Mound
Burnt Mound is a ruins in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Burnt Mound is situated nearby to the pond Olad Burn, as well as near Quoy (ruins).Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hoxa Head Lighthouse and W Hourston Blacksmiths Museum.
Hoxa Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hoxa Head Lighthouse is situated 2 miles northwest of Burnt Mound.
W Hourston Blacksmiths Museum
Museum
Photo: Antony Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
W Hourston Blacksmiths Museum is situated 2½ miles northeast of Burnt Mound.
Sandwick House, South Ronaldsay
House
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sandwick House, South Ronaldsay is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Burnt Mound.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Herston and Sandwick.
Herston
Hamlet
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Herston is a village on South Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom. Herston is historically a fishing village but its only industry to speak of is Herston Stained Glass, now that Herston Hikers Hostel is now inactive.
Sandwick
Locality
Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sandwick is a parish on the west coast of Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, 4 miles north of Stromness. The parish's name derives from the Old Norse Sandvík meaning "Sand Bay".
Hoxa Head
Locality
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hoxa Head is a locality, which is situated 1½ miles northwest of Burnt Mound.
Burnt Mound
- Type: Ruins
- Category: historic site
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.80016° or 58° 48′ 1″ northLongitude
-3.00472° or 3° 0′ 17″ westOpen location code
9CCRRX2W+34OpenStreetMap ID
node 8222422712OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Olad Burn and Quoy (ruins).
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