Long Cairn (Neolithic)
Long Cairn (Neolithic) is an archaeological site in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Long Cairn (Neolithic) is situated nearby to the lighthouse Beacon, Rose Ness, as well as near Rose Ness Lighthouse, Orkney.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rose Ness Lighthouse, Orkney and Castle Howe, Norse Castle and prehistoric settlement.
Rose Ness Lighthouse, Orkney
Lighthouse
Photo: Derek Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rose Ness Lighthouse, Orkney is situated 630 feet southwest of Long Cairn (Neolithic).
Castle Howe, Norse Castle and prehistoric settlement
Castle
Photo: C1614, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castle Howe, Norse Castle and prehistoric settlement is situated 1 mile northwest of Long Cairn (Neolithic).
Italian Chapel
Church
Photo: Gregory J Kingsley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Italian Chapel is a highly ornate Catholic chapel on Lamb Holm in Orkney, Scotland. It was built during the Second World War by Italian prisoners of war, who were housed on the previously uninhabited island while they constructed the Churchill Barriers to the east of Scapa Flow. Italian Chapel is situated 2½ miles northwest of Long Cairn (Neolithic).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rose Ness and Burray Ness.
Burray Ness
Locality
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burray Ness is a locality, which is situated 2 miles southwest of Long Cairn (Neolithic).
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 3 miles northwest of Long Cairn (Neolithic).
Long Cairn (Neolithic)
- 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
58.87389° or 58° 52′ 26″ northLongitude
-2.82949° or 2° 49′ 46″ westOpen location code
9CCVV5FC+H6OpenStreetMap ID
node 8320874800OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Beacon, Rose Ness and North Cairn,chambered cairn,Rose Ness.
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