Burn of Boardhouse
Burn of Boardhouse is in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Burn of Boardhouse is situated nearby to Barony Mills, as well as near Site of the Bishop’s Palace.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Magnus Church and Brough of Birsay.
St Magnus Church
Church
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Magnus Church, Birsay is a 17th-century church located in the parish of Birsay on Mainland, Orkney in Scotland. Built in 1664 on the site of an earlier, 11th-century church, St Magnus was later expanded in 1760 and 1867. St Magnus Church is situated 1,600 feet northwest of Burn of Boardhouse.
Brough of Birsay
Islet
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The Brough of Birsay is an uninhabited tidal island off the north-west coast of The Mainland of Orkney, Scotland, in the parish of Birsay. It is located around 13 miles north of Stromness and features the remains of Pictish and Norse settlements as well as a modern lighthouse.
Settlements, church and related remains, Brough of Birsay
Archaeological site
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Settlements, church and related remains, Brough of Birsay is an archaeological site, which is situated 1 mile northwest of Burn of Boardhouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Birsay and Twatt.
Birsay
Photo: Chmee2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Birsay is a small village on the north coast of Orkney Mainland. It's the site of the ruined Earl's Palace, and just offshore is the Brough of Birsay with medieval Norse remains.
Twatt
Village
Photo: J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Twatt is a settlement in the parish of Birsay on the Mainland of Orkney, Scotland. It was previously the location of RNAS Twatt, from 1940–1949. Twatt is situated at the junction of the A986 and the A967. Twatt is situated 2 miles southeast of Burn of Boardhouse.
Dounby
Village
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dounby is a village on Mainland in Orkney, in the north of Scotland. Dounby village is situated at the crossroads of what are now the A986 and B9057, and has grown close to the meeting point of the three parishes of Sandwick, Birsay and Harray. Dounby is situated 5 miles southeast of Burn of Boardhouse.
Burn of Boardhouse
- Type: Body of water
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.12716° or 59° 7′ 38″ northLongitude
-3.30918° or 3° 18′ 33″ westOpen location code
9CFR4MGR+V8OpenStreetMap ID
way 118949454OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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