Knowe of Yesko (Prehistoric barrows)

Knowe of Yesko (Prehistoric barrows) is an archaeological site in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Knowe of Yesko (Prehistoric barrows) is situated nearby to the garden The Forest of Maurice, as well as near the archaeological site North Bigging, broch 80m SSW of Mithiest.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dounby Click Mill and Sabiston Mill, Dounby.

Dounby Click Mill

Watermill

Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dounby Click Mill is a mill located on the Mainland of Orkney, in Scotland. It is the last of the horizontal or "Norse" watermills of Orkney still in working order. Dounby Click Mill is situated 1½ miles northeast of Knowe of Yesko (Prehistoric barrows).

Sabiston Mill, Dounby

Watermill

Photo: Andy Farrington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sabiston Mill, Dounby is a watermill, which is situated 2 miles west of Knowe of Yesko (Prehistoric barrows).

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

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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 2 miles south of Knowe of Yesko (Prehistoric barrows).

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 3½ miles northwest of Knowe of Yesko (Prehistoric barrows).

Knowe of Yesko (Prehistoric barrows)

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

59.06873° or 59° 4′ 7″ north

Longitude

-3.20116° or 3° 12′ 4″ west

Open location code

9CFR3Q9X+FG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9890193441

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The Forest of Maurice and North Bigging, broch 80m SSW of Mithiest.

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