Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Burnt Mound (Prehistoric) is an archaeological site in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Burnt Mound (Prehistoric) is situated nearby to the security checkpoint Old ROC WW2 observation point, as well as near the archaeological site Chambered Mound.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Breckness House and Stromness Museum.
Breckness House
Ruins
Photo: Doug Lee, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Breckness House, sometimes known as Breckness Castle, is the site of the 17th-century mansion, chapel and burial ground, built by George Graham, the Bishop of Orkney. Breckness House is situated 3,200 feet south of Burnt Mound (Prehistoric).
Stromness Museum
Museum
Stromness Museum is a small independent museum in the town of Stromness in Orkney, Scotland focusing on the town's connections to maritime and natural history. 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 harbour and one of the Orkney islands of Scotland. It is about 350 metres east of the harbour front of Stromness but it is connected to the Orkney Mainland shore at low tide on the opposite side of the bay. Inner Holm is situated 2 miles southeast of Burnt Mound (Prehistoric).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stromness and Cairston.
Stromness
Stromness is a port on the Mainland of the Orkney Islands, with a population of roughly 2200. To the Vikings, Straumsnes meant the headland just south, where a fierce tide rips between Scapa Flow and the Atlantic; get past that and you came safely into Hamnavoe or "peaceful harbour" where the town now stands.
Cairston
Locality
Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cairston is a village on Mainland, in Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Stromness. 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″ northLongitude
-3.34621° or 3° 20′ 46″ westOpen location code
9CCRXMF3+3GOpenStreetMap ID
node 9535845974OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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