Big Howe, Broch

Big Howe, Broch is an archaeological site in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Big Howe, Broch is situated nearby to the archaeological site Standing Stones of Stenness, as well as near Stone of Odin (probable site).

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Standing Stones of Stenness and Barnhouse Settlement.

Standing Stones of Stenness

Archaeological site

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The Standing Stones of Stenness are a Neolithic monument five miles northeast of Stromness on the mainland of Orkney, Scotland. This may be the oldest henge site in the British Isles. Standing Stones of Stenness is situated 470 feet west of Big Howe, Broch.

Barnhouse Settlement

Grassland

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The Neolithic Barnhouse Settlement is sited by the shore of Loch of Harray, Orkney Mainland, Scotland, not far from the Standing Stones of Stenness, about 5 miles north-east of Stromness. Barnhouse Settlement is situated 760 feet north of Big Howe, Broch.

Maeshowe

Protected area

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Maeshowe is a Neolithic chambered cairn and passage grave situated on Mainland Orkney, Scotland. It was probably built around 2800 BC. In the archaeology of Scotland, it gives its name to the Maeshowe type of chambered cairn, which is limited to Orkney. Maeshowe is situated 3,400 feet east of Big Howe, Broch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stenness and Cairston.

Stenness

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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.

Cairston

Locality

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Cairston is a village on Mainland, in Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Stromness. Within the village is located the Castle of Cairston which is said to have belonged to the House of Gordons, and may have been built in 1152, as contested in a Saga. Cairston is situated 2½ miles west of Big Howe, Broch.