Campston, Broch
Campston, Broch is an archaeological site in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Campston, Broch is situated nearby to the historic site Old School, as well as near the archaeological site Ste Peter’s Kirk (remains of).Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dingy’s Howe, broch, Upper Sanday and Braebuster.
Dingy’s Howe, broch, Upper Sanday
Archaeological site
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Dingy’s Howe, broch, Upper Sanday is an archaeological site, which is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Campston, Broch.
Braebuster
House
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Braebuster is a house, which is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Campston, Broch.
St Nicholas‘ Church, Holm
Church
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St Nicholas‘ Church, Holm is situated 2½ miles southwest of Campston, Broch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tankerness and Holm.
Tankerness
Village
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Tankerness is a district in the St Andrews parish in Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. Essentially a peninsula, it is about 13 kilometres south-east of Kirkwall and 1 kilometre east of Kirkwall Airport. Tankerness is situated 2½ miles northwest of Campston, Broch.
Holm
Locality
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Holm, also spelled Ham, is a parish on Mainland, Orkney. An adjacent Sound, running between Mainland, and Burray, is named after Holm. It has since been blocked up by the Churchill Barriers. Holm is situated 2½ miles southwest of Campston, Broch.
St Andrews
Locality
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St Andrews is a parish on Mainland, Orkney in Scotland. It is located east of the town of Kirkwall and the parish of St Ola and lies north of Holm and west of Deerness. St Andrews is situated 2½ miles northwest of Campston, Broch.
Campston, Broch
- 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
58.92167° or 58° 55′ 18″ northLongitude
-2.82° or 2° 49′ 12″ westOpen location code
9CCVW5CJ+M2OpenStreetMap ID
node 8319977880OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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