Burness
Burness is a farm in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Burness is situated nearby to the archaeological site Chapel Knowe Broch, as well as near the islet Damsay.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Damsay and Holm of Grimbister.
Damsay
Islet
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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.
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. Holm of Grimbister is situated 1½ miles south of Burness.
Rennibister Earth House
Archaeological site
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Rennibister Earth House is situated 2 miles south of Burness.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Finstown and Firth.
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 2 miles southwest of Burness.
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 2 miles southwest of Burness.
Rendall
Village
Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rendall is a parish on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is in the north west of the island and lies east of the parishes of Birsay and Evie and north east of Harray. The island of Gairsay is also in the parish. Rendall is situated 2½ miles north of Burness.
Burness
- Type: Farm
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.02497° or 59° 1′ 30″ northLongitude
-3.06776° or 3° 4′ 4″ westOpen location code
9CFR2WFJ+XVOpenStreetMap ID
way 1183490868OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyard
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