Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)

Burnt Mound (Prehistoric) is an archaeological site in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Burnt Mound (Prehistoric) is situated near the security checkpoint Old ROC WW2 observation point, as well as near the archaeological site Chambered Mound.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Breckness House and Stromness Museum.

Breckness House

Ruins

Photo: Doug Lee, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Breckness House, sometimes known as Breckness Castle… Breckness House is situated 3,200 feet south of Burnt Mound (Prehistoric).

Stromness Museum

Museum

Photo: Unukorno, CC BY 4.0.

Stromness Museum is a small independent museum in the… Stromness Museum is situated 2 miles southeast of Burnt Mound (Prehistoric).

Inner Holm

Islet

Photo: W. L. Tarbert, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Inner Holm is a small inhabited island in Stromness… Inner Holm is situated 2 miles southeast of Burnt Mound (Prehistoric).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stromness and Cairston.

Stromness

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Stromness is a port on the Mainland of the Orkney Islands, with a population of roughly 2200.

Cairston

Locality

Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cairston is a village on Mainland, in Orkney, Scotland. Cairston is situated 2½ miles east of Burnt Mound (Prehistoric).

Bu‘ Point

Locality

Photo: John Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bu‘ Point is a locality, which is situated 3 miles east of Burnt Mound (Prehistoric).

Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)

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

58.97272° or 58° 58′ 22″ north

Longitude

-3.34621° or 3° 20′ 46″ west

Open location code

9CCRXMF3+3G

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9535845974

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Old ROC WW2 observation point and Chambered Mound.

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Places to explore: Biia Croo Sub Station and EMEC Wave Test Site.

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