Earl’s Knoll Long Cairn
Earl’s Knoll Long Cairn is an archaeological site in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Earl’s Knoll Long Cairn is situated nearby to the archaeological site Site of St Nicholas’s Chapel (C11), as well as near Site of St Bride’s Chapel.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Papa Stronsay and Stronsay Airport.
Papa Stronsay
Island
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Papa Stronsay is a small island in Orkney, Scotland, lying north east of Stronsay. It is 74 hectares in size, and 13 metres above sea level at its highest point.
Stronsay Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Adam Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stronsay Airport is located 15 nautical miles northeast by north of Kirkwall Airport on Stronsay, Orkney Islands, Scotland. Stronsay Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee. Stronsay Airport is situated 2 miles west of Earl’s Knoll Long Cairn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whitehall and Stronsay.
Whitehall
Village
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitehall is the village on the island of Stronsay, in the Orkney Islands of Scotland. It is a small village with about 50 houses. It also has a shop, a café and heritage centre, known as the Fish Mart; the Stronsay Hotel, with attached pub; a post office, a fisherman's pier and a ferry pier.
Stronsay
Photo: Adam Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stronsay is one of the Orkney Islands, with a population in 2011 of 349. It's low-lying, indented by three large bays, with its main settlement at Whitehall.
Kettletoft
Village
Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kettletoft is a settlement on the island of Sanday in Orkney, Scotland. The B9068 road runs from Kettletoft to Scar and the B9069 from Kettletoft to Northwall. Kettletoft is situated 6 miles north of Earl’s Knoll Long Cairn.
Earl’s Knoll Long Cairn
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.14824° or 59° 8′ 54″ northLongitude
-2.58115° or 2° 34′ 52″ westOpen location code
9CFV4CX9+7GOpenStreetMap ID
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historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Site of St Nicholas’s Chapel (C11) and Site of St Bride’s Chapel.
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