Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Burnt Mound (Prehistoric) is an archaeological site in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Burnt Mound (Prehistoric) is situated nearby to the archaeological site Barrow (prehistoric), as well as near the grassland Dounby Showground.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sabiston Mill, Dounby.
Sabiston Mill, Dounby
Watermill
Photo: Andy Farrington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sabiston Mill, Dounby is a watermill, which is situated 4,200 feet northwest of Burnt Mound (Prehistoric).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dounby and Harray.
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.
Harray
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Harray is an Orcadian parish and village on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom. The village is near the Loch of Harray and was used by the Vikings for waterway transportation and Old Norse was spoken in the area up until the 1700s. Harray is situated 2½ miles southeast of Burnt Mound (Prehistoric).
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. Twatt is situated 2½ miles northwest 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
59.06651° or 59° 3′ 59″ northLongitude
-3.24062° or 3° 14′ 26″ westOpen location code
9CFR3Q85+JQOpenStreetMap ID
node 9883959541OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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