Rennibister Earth House
Rennibister Earth House is an Iron Age underground structure known as a souterrain. It is located on the Mainland of Orkney, in Scotland. The monument was discovered in 1926 when a threshing machine caused the roof to collapse.Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: souterrain in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Rennibister, souterrain”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Damsay and Wideford Hill chambered cairn.
Damsay
Islet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Damsay is an islet in the Orkney archipelago in Scotland. It is approximately 18 hectares in extent and rises to only 11 metres above sea level. It is situated in the Bay of Firth north of the Orkney Mainland near Finstown.
Wideford Hill chambered cairn
Archaeological site
Photo: David Wyatt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wideford Hill chambered cairn is a Neolithic chambered cairn on Mainland, Orkney in Scotland. The tomb dates to around 2000 BC, and is similar in design to the Maeshowe chambered cairn on Orkney. Wideford Hill chambered cairn is situated 4,100 feet east of Rennibister Earth House.
Holm of Grimbister
Islet
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holm of Grimbister is an inhabited tidal islet in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland. Located in the Bay of Firth near Finstown it is connected to Mainland Orkney by a causeway.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Finstown and St Ola.
Finstown
Village
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Finstown is a village in the parish of Firth on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is the fourth-largest settlement in the Orkney Islands. According to travel author Eric Linklater, the homes in Finstown are tidy and well cared for. Finstown is situated 2½ miles west of Rennibister Earth House.
St Ola
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Ola is a parish on Mainland, Orkney. It is in the centre of the island, east of the parish Firth and north of Holm. It contains the capital and largest town of the Orkney archipelago, Kirkwall. St Ola is situated 2½ miles southeast of Rennibister Earth House.
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 2½ miles west of Rennibister Earth House.
Rennibister Earth House
- Categories: souterrain, tourism, historic site, and tourist attraction
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.99624° or 58° 59′ 46″ northLongitude
-3.05053° or 3° 3′ 2″ westOpen location code
9CCRXWWX+FQOpenStreetMap ID
way 1078046563OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=yesWikidata ID
Q1754766
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Rennibister Earth House” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Rennibister Earth House”
- Esperanto: “Rennibister”
- German: “Rennibister”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ingashowe,broch 300m NE of,Finstown and Wideford Hill.
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