North Cairn,chambered cairn,Rose Ness
North Cairn,chambered cairn,Rose Ness is an archaeological site in Orkney Islands, Scotland. North Cairn,chambered cairn,Rose Ness is situated nearby to the lighthouse Beacon, Rose Ness, as well as near the archaeological site Long Cairn (Neolithic).- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: architectural structure in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “North Cairn (Chambered, Neolithic - possible)”
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 2,200 feet southwest of North Cairn,chambered cairn,Rose Ness.
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 North Cairn,chambered cairn,Rose Ness.
St Nicholas‘ Church, Holm
Church
Photo: Karl Cooper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Nicholas‘ Church, Holm is situated 1¼ miles northwest of North Cairn,chambered cairn,Rose Ness.
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 North Cairn,chambered cairn,Rose Ness.
Holm
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 North Cairn,chambered cairn,Rose Ness.
North Cairn,chambered cairn,Rose Ness
- Categories: chambered cairn, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.87715° or 58° 52′ 38″ northLongitude
-2.82365° or 2° 49′ 25″ westOpen location code
9CCVV5GG+VGOpenStreetMap ID
node 8929019411OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q56666887
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