Midhowe Broch
Midhowe Broch is an Iron Age broch located on the west coast of the island of Rousay in the Orkney Islands, in Scotland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: hillfort in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Rousay, Midhowe”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rousay and Midhowe Chambered Cairn.
Rousay
Photo: Jonesl84, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rousay is one of the Orkney Islands, separated by a mile-wide strait from Orkney Mainland. Its name is Norse, Hrólfsey meaning Rolf's Island, and it's small and hilly, only 5 by 3 miles, with a population of 219 in 2011.
Midhowe Chambered Cairn
Archaeological site
Photo: MichaelMaggs, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Midhowe Chambered Cairn is a large Neolithic chambered cairn located on the south shore of the island of Rousay, Orkney, Scotland. The name "Midhowe" comes from the Iron Age broch known as Midhowe Broch, that lies just west of the tomb. Midhowe Chambered Cairn is situated 410 feet southeast of Midhowe Broch.
Eynhallow
Island
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eynhallow is a small, presently uninhabited island in Eynhallow Sound, between Rousay and the Mainland of Orkney, off the north coast of mainland Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Evie and Tingwall.
Evie
Village
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Evie is a parish and village on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. The parish is located in the north-west of the Mainland, between Birsay and Rendall, forming the coastline opposite the isle of Rousay. Evie is situated 3½ miles south of Midhowe Broch.
Tingwall
Village
Tingwall is a farm and ferry terminal that lies on the north-east coast of Orkney's West Mainland on the Gairsay Sound in the parish of Evie and Rendall. Tingwall is situated 5 miles south of Midhowe Broch.
Midhowe Broch
- Categories: broch, promontory fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.15752° or 59° 9′ 27″ northLongitude
-3.1002° or 3° 6′ 1″ westOpen location code
9CFR5V5X+2WOpenStreetMap ID
way 114772151OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q923344
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Midhowe Broch” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Midhowe Broch”
- French: “broch de Midhowe”
- French: “Broch de Midhowe”
- German: “Broch von Midhowe”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include North Howe, broch, Westside, Rousay and Brough Farm 16th century - uninhabited since 1845.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Midhowe Broch”. Photo: MichaelMaggs, CC BY-SA 4.0.