Breckness, Chapel and Burial-ground
Breckness, Chapel and Burial-ground is an archaeological site in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Breckness, Chapel and Burial-ground is situated nearby to the archaeological site Broch of Breckness, as well as near the ruins Breckness House.| 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.
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 east of Breckness, Chapel and Burial-ground.
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 east of Breckness, Chapel and Burial-ground.
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 3 miles northeast of Breckness, Chapel and Burial-ground.
Bu‘ Point
Locality
Photo: John Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bu‘ Point is a locality, which is situated 3 miles east of Breckness, Chapel and Burial-ground.
Breckness, Chapel and Burial-ground
- 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
58.96385° or 58° 57′ 50″ northLongitude
-3.34995° or 3° 20′ 60″ westOpen location code
9CCRXM72+G2OpenStreetMap ID
node 9535849158OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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