Ingashowe,broch 300m NE of,Finstown
Ingashowe,broch 300m NE of,Finstown is an archaeological site in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Ingashowe,broch 300m NE of,Finstown is situated nearby to the archaeological site Rennibister Earth House, as well as near the islet Damsay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: architectural structure in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Ingshowe Broch”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rennibister Earth House and Damsay.
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 2,300 feet east of Ingashowe,broch 300m NE of,Finstown.
Damsay
Islet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
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 west of Ingashowe,broch 300m NE of,Finstown.
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 2½ miles west of Ingashowe,broch 300m NE of,Finstown.
St Ola
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Ola is a parish on Mainland, Orkney. It is in the centre of the island, east of the parish Firth and north of Holm. It contains the capital and largest town of the Orkney archipelago, Kirkwall. St Ola is situated 3 miles southeast of Ingashowe,broch 300m NE of,Finstown.
Ingashowe,broch 300m NE of,Finstown
- Categories: broch, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.99771° or 58° 59′ 52″ northLongitude
-3.06267° or 3° 3′ 46″ westOpen location code
9CCRXWXP+3WOpenStreetMap ID
way 1385671472OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q56666897
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cursiter Quarry and Wideford Hill chambered cairn.
Nearby Places
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