Mounds
Mounds is an archaeological site in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Mounds is situated nearby to the archaeological site Laughton’s Knowe (Prehistoric barrow), as well as near the building Smithy Cottage, Holm.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Loch of Graemeshall and Broch of Ayre.
Loch of Graemeshall
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Loch of Graemeshall is situated 2,600 feet southeast of Mounds.
Broch of Ayre
Archaeological site
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Broch of Ayre, also known as St. Mary's Broch, is an Iron Age broch in Orkney, Scotland. Broch of Ayre is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Mounds.
Holm, Crearhowe, War Memorial
Memorial
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Holm, Crearhowe, War Memorial is situated 3,600 feet east of Mounds.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Holm and St Mary’s.
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.
St Mary’s
Village
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's is a small village in the parish of Holm on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It was originally a fishing port. Orkney F.C., the island group's main football club, plays its home games at The Rockworks Community Park, St.
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 3½ miles north of Mounds.
Mounds
- 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
58.90765° or 58° 54′ 28″ northLongitude
-2.89791° or 2° 53′ 53″ westOpen location code
9CCVW452+3ROpenStreetMap ID
node 8331444648OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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