Gairy Lochs

Places of Interest Nearby

South Ronaldsay

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South Ronaldsay is the most southerly of the Orkney Islands, with its main settlement at St Margaret's Hope, and a population in 2011 of 909. Burray just north has always been joined by a sandy spit to South Ronaldsay.

Tomb of the Eagles

Grassland

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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 3,000 feet south of Gairy Lochs.

Liddle Burnt Mound

Archaeological site

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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 Gairy Lochs.

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Brough Ness

Locality

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

Sandwick

Locality

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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 Gairy Lochs.

Grim Ness

Locality

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Grimness is a cliff-girt headland on the island of South Ronaldsay, in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland. It is located between Honeysgeo and Skipi Geo and rises to a height of 34 metres above sea level. Grim Ness is situated 4½ miles north of Gairy Lochs.

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