Cairns O‘ The Bu
Cairns O‘ The Bu is an archaeological site in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Cairns O‘ The Bu is situated nearby to the archaeological site Site: Iron Age broch and settlement, as well as near the forest Helen’s Wood.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: broch in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Cairns O‘ The Bu, Broch”, “The Cairns”, and “Windwick Broch”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include South Ronaldsay and Tomison’s Academy, South Ronaldsay.
South Ronaldsay
Photo: Nachosan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Tomison’s Academy, South Ronaldsay
Historic building
Photo: David Loutit, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tomison’s Academy, South Ronaldsay is a historic building, which is situated 1 mile southwest of Cairns O‘ The Bu.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sandwick and Brough Ness.
Sandwick
Locality
Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 2 miles northwest of Cairns O‘ The Bu.
Brough Ness
Locality
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brough Ness is a locality, which is situated 2½ miles south of Cairns O‘ The Bu.
Herston
Hamlet
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Herston is a village on South Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom. Herston is historically a fishing village but its only industry to speak of is Herston Stained Glass, now that Herston Hikers Hostel is now inactive. Herston is situated 3½ miles northwest of Cairns O‘ The Bu.
Cairns O‘ The Bu
- Categories: broch, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.76607° or 58° 45′ 58″ northLongitude
-2.94522° or 2° 56′ 43″ westOpen location code
9CCVQ383+CWOpenStreetMap ID
way 1385962568OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q923386
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In Other Languages
From Esperanto to German—“Cairns O‘ The Bu” goes by many names.
- Esperanto: “Broch de Windwick”
- German: “Broch von Windwick”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Site: Iron Age broch and settlement and Helen’s Wood.
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