Barnhouse
Barnhouse is a farm in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Barnhouse is situated nearby to the cemetery Stenness Churchyard, as well as near the archaeological site Big Howe, Broch.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Barnhouse Stone, standing stone and Standing Stones of Stenness.
Barnhouse Stone, standing stone
Archaeological site
Photo: Sandy Gerrard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Barnhouse Stone, standing stone is an archaeological site, which is situated 480 feet north of Barnhouse.
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 2,500 feet northwest of Barnhouse.
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 3,100 feet northeast of Barnhouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stenness and Cairston.
Stenness
Photo: Nachosan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 3 miles west of Barnhouse.
Firth
Locality
Firth is a civil parish mainly on Mainland, Orkney. The islands of Damsay and Holm of Grimbister, which lie in the Bay of Firth, are also in the parish. Firth is situated 3 miles northeast of Barnhouse.
Barnhouse
- Type: Farm
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.98982° or 58° 59′ 23″ northLongitude
-3.19777° or 3° 11′ 52″ westOpen location code
9CCRXRQ2+WVOpenStreetMap ID
way 1000032120OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyard
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