Hall of Cursiter (remains of)

Hall of Cursiter (remains of) is a locality in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Hall of Cursiter (remains of) is situated nearby to the hamlet Grimbister, as well as near the locality Kingsdale landfill.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Holm of Grimbister and Damsay.

Holm of Grimbister

Islet

Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Holm of Grimbister is an inhabited tidal islet in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland. Located in the Bay of Firth near Finstown it is connected to Mainland Orkney by a causeway.

Damsay is an islet in the Orkney archipelago in Scotland. It is approximately 18 hectares in extent and rises to only 11 metres above sea level. It is situated in the Bay of Firth north of the Orkney Mainland near Finstown.

Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn

Archaeological site

Photo: Adrazahl, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn is a Neolithic chambered cairn on Mainland, the main island of Orkney, Scotland, about 6 miles west of Kirkwall. It dates to around 3000 BC, and is similar in design to Maeshowe, but on a smaller scale.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Finstown and Firth.

Finstown

Village

Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Finstown is a village in the parish of Firth on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is the fourth-largest settlement in the Orkney Islands. According to travel author Eric Linklater, the homes in Finstown are tidy and well cared for.

Firth

Locality

Firth is a civil parish mainly on Mainland, Orkney. The islands of Damsay and Holm of Grimbister, which lie in the Bay of Firth, are also in the parish. Firth is situated 1½ miles northwest of Hall of Cursiter (remains of).

St Ola

Locality

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St Ola is a parish on Mainland, Orkney. It is in the centre of the island, east of the parish Firth and north of Holm. It contains the capital and largest town of the Orkney archipelago, Kirkwall. St Ola is situated 4 miles east of Hall of Cursiter (remains of).

Hall of Cursiter (remains of)

Type: Locality
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.99673° or 58° 59′ 48″ north

Longitude

-3.08481° or 3° 5′ 5″ west

Open location code

9CCRXWW8+M3

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8533413396

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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