Tumuli
Tumuli is an archaeological site in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Tumuli is situated nearby to the ruins Lime Banks, as well as near the locality Grim Ness.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sorquoy,standing stone,Papley and St Peter’s Church.
Sorquoy,standing stone,Papley
Archaeological site
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sorquoy,standing stone,Papley is an archaeological site, which is situated 4,000 feet southwest of Tumuli.
St Peter’s Church
Church
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Peter’s Church is situated 1 mile south of Tumuli.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grim Ness and Ayre of Cara.
Grim Ness
Locality
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grimness is a cliff-girt headland on the island of South Ronaldsay, in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland. It is located between Honeysgeo and Skipi Geo and rises to a height of 34 metres above sea level.
Ayre of Cara
Locality
Photo: Karl Cooper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ayre of Cara is a locality, which is situated 1½ miles north of Tumuli.
Saint Margaret’s Hope
Village
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Margaret's Hope is a village in the Orkney Islands, off the north coast of Scotland. It is known locally as The Hope or The Hup. With a population of about 550, it is Orkney's third largest settlement after Kirkwall and Stromness. Saint Margaret’s Hope is situated 2 miles west of Tumuli.
Tumuli
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.81603° or 58° 48′ 58″ northLongitude
-2.90934° or 2° 54′ 34″ westOpen location code
9CCVR38R+C7OpenStreetMap ID
node 8258494715OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Highlights include Lime Banks and Kirk Ness Mound.
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