Halcro

Halcro is a farm in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Halcro is situated nearby to the archaeological site Chapel Brae (burial ground + site of Our Lady’s Chapel C14), as well as near the peak Gairy Hill.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tomb of the Eagles and Liddle Burnt Mound.

Tomb of the Eagles

Grassland

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Tomb of the Eagles, or Isbister Chambered Cairn, is a Neolithic chambered tomb located on a cliff edge at Isbister on South Ronaldsay in Orkney, Scotland. Tomb of the Eagles is situated 4,100 feet southeast of Halcro.

Liddle Burnt Mound

Archaeological site

Photo: Unukorno, CC BY 4.0.

Liddle Burnt Mound is a Bronze Age site on the island of South Ronaldsay, Orkney. The site consists of the remains of a building and a mound that surrounds it on three sides. Liddle Burnt Mound is situated 1 mile south of Halcro.

Cairns O‘ The Bu

Archaeological site

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Cairns O‘ The Bu is an archaeological site, which is situated 1 mile northwest of Halcro.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brough Ness and Sandwick.

Brough Ness

Locality

Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Brough Ness is a locality, which is situated 2 miles southwest of Halcro.

Sandwick

Locality

Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sandwick is a parish on the west coast of Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, 4 miles north of Stromness. The parish's name derives from the Old Norse Sandvík meaning "Sand Bay". Sandwick is situated 3 miles northwest of Halcro.

Herston

Hamlet

Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Herston is a village on South Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom. Herston is historically a fishing village but its only industry to speak of is Herston Stained Glass, now that Herston Hikers Hostel is now inactive. Herston is situated 4½ miles northwest of Halcro.

Halcro

Type: Farm
Category: agriculture
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.75341° or 58° 45′ 12″ north

Longitude

-2.93082° or 2° 55′ 51″ west

Open location code

9CCVQ339+9M

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1024538073

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=farmyard

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Notable Places Nearby

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