Broch of Borwick
The Broch of Borwick is an Iron Age broch located on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is a scheduled monument.Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: tower in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Mainland, Yesnaby, Broch of Borwick” and “Yescanaby”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Skara Brae and Skaill House.
Skara Brae
Protected area
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Skara Brae is a stone-built Neolithic settlement, located on the Bay of Skaill in the parish of Sandwick, on the west coast of Mainland, the largest island in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland. Skara Brae is situated 1¼ miles north of Broch of Borwick.
Skaill House
Photo: Wojsyl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Skaill House is a historic manor house in Sandwick parish on Mainland, the largest of the Orkney Islands, Scotland. The house overlooks the Neolithic site, Skara Brae, and the Bay of Skaill. Skaill House is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Broch of Borwick.
Loch of Skaill
Photo: John Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Loch of Skaill is a small somewhat triangular, freshwater loch in the parish of Sandwick, Orkney on Mainland Orkney, Scotland. It lies 0.5 mi south east of the Bay of Skaill close to Skaill House and the World Heritage neolithic site Skara Brae. Loch of Skaill is situated 1½ miles northeast of Broch of Borwick.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yesnaby and Cairston.
Yesnaby
Locality
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Yesnaby is a historic township in Sandwick, on the west coast of Orkney Mainland, Scotland, south of Skara Brae. It is renowned for its spectacular Old Red Sandstone coastal cliff scenery which includes sea stacks, blowholes, geos and frequently boiling seas.
Cairston
Locality
Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cairston is a village on Mainland, in Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Stromness. Within the village is located the Castle of Cairston which is said to have belonged to the House of Gordons, and may have been built in 1152, as contested in a Saga. Cairston is situated 4½ miles southeast of Broch of Borwick.
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 northeast of Broch of Borwick.
Broch of Borwick
- Categories: broch, promontory fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.03094° or 59° 1′ 51″ northLongitude
-3.35339° or 3° 21′ 12″ westOpen location code
9CFR2JJW+9JOpenStreetMap ID
way 1385840150OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q923275
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In Other Languages
From Danish to German—“Broch of Borwick” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Broch of Borwick”
- Dutch: “Broch of Borwick”
- German: “Broch of Borwick”
- German: “Broch von Borwick”
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