Rantan barrows
Rantan barrows is an archaeological site in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Rantan barrows is situated nearby to Swannay Brewery, as well as near the peak Hundland Hill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Swannay Brewery and Kirbuster Farm Museum.
Swannay Brewery
Brewery
Photo: Chmee2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Swannay Brewery is situated in Orkney, Scotland. It was founded as Highland Brewing Company in late 2004 by Rob Hill, formerly of the Orkney Brewery and Moorhouse's Brewery. Swannay Brewery is situated 2,900 feet north of Rantan barrows.
Kirbuster Farm Museum
Museum
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kirbuster Farm Museum is situated 2 miles southwest of Rantan barrows.
Vinquin, broch, 145m SSW of Upper Arsdale
Archaeological site
Photo: Rude Health, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Vinquin, broch, 145m SSW of Upper Arsdale is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 miles east of Rantan barrows.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Twatt and Birsay.
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 3 miles southwest of Rantan barrows.
Birsay
Photo: Chmee2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 4½ miles south of Rantan barrows.
Rantan 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
59.13499° or 59° 8′ 6″ northLongitude
-3.23163° or 3° 13′ 54″ westOpen location code
9CFR4QM9+X8OpenStreetMap ID
node 9909718882OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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