Tumuli
Tumuli is an archaeological site in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Tumuli is situated nearby to the community center Firth Community Centre, as well as near the archaeological site Hill of Heddle (Prehistoric Barrow).Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn and Holm of Grimbister.
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. Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn is situated 1,800 feet south of Tumuli.
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.
Finstown Mill
Watermill
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Finstown Mill is a watermill, which is situated 1 mile northwest of Tumuli.
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.
Stenness
Photo: Nachosan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stenness is a small, scattered village in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, on the A965 main road between Kirkwall and Stromness. It has several UNESCO World Heritage Listed neolithic sights: the Stones, Maeshowe and Ring of Brodgar, with Skara Brae a few miles further north.
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
59.00221° or 59° 0′ 8″ northLongitude
-3.10825° or 3° 6′ 30″ westOpen location code
9CFR2V2R+VPOpenStreetMap ID
node 8538620326OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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