Bigbreck Quarry (disused)

Places of Interest

Kirbuster Farm Museum

Museum

Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Loch of Boardhouse

Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Loch of Boardhouse is a freshwater loch in the parish of Birsay in the north west of the mainland of Orkney, Scotland. It acts as a reservoir for public water supply and is popular for trout fishing.

St Magnus Church

Church

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St Magnus Church, Birsay is a 17th-century church located in the parish of Birsay on Mainland, Orkney in Scotland. Built in 1664 on the site of an earlier, 11th-century church, St Magnus was later expanded in 1760 and 1867. St Magnus Church is situated 2 miles northwest of Bigbreck Quarry (disused).

Places in the Area

Twatt

Village

Photo: J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Twatt is a settlement in the parish of Birsay on the Mainland of Orkney, Scotland. It was previously the location of RNAS Twatt, from 1940–1949. Twatt is situated at the junction of the A986 and the A967.

Birsay

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Birsay is a small village on the north coast of Orkney Mainland. It's the site of the ruined Earl's Palace, and just offshore is the Brough of Birsay with medieval Norse remains.

Dounby

Village

Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dounby is a village on Mainland in Orkney, in the north of Scotland. Dounby village is situated at the crossroads of what are now the A986 and B9057, and has grown close to the meeting point of the three parishes of Sandwick, Birsay and Harray. Dounby is situated 3 miles southeast of Bigbreck Quarry (disused).

Bigbreck Quarry (disused)

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