Upper Dykeside (ruins)
Upper Dykeside (ruins) is a ruins in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Upper Dykeside (ruins) is situated nearby to the archaeological site Burnt Mound (Prehistoric), as well as near the peak Greeny Hill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dounby Click Mill and Kirbuster Farm Museum.
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 1¼ miles east of Upper Dykeside (ruins).
Kirbuster Farm Museum
Museum
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kirbuster Farm Museum is situated 2½ miles northwest of Upper Dykeside (ruins).
Sabiston Mill, Dounby
Watermill
Photo: Andy Farrington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sabiston Mill, Dounby is a watermill, which is situated 1¼ miles west of Upper Dykeside (ruins).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dounby and Twatt.
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.
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 Upper Dykeside (ruins).
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 3 miles south of Upper Dykeside (ruins).
Upper Dykeside (ruins)
- Type: Ruins
- Category: building
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.08348° or 59° 5′ 1″ northLongitude
-3.21454° or 3° 12′ 52″ westOpen location code
9CFR3QMP+95OpenStreetMap ID
way 1069892008OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruins
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Burnt Mound (Prehistoric) and Kirk Green Chapel and Burial Ground (site - Medieval).
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