Broch of Gurness
The Broch of Gurness is an Iron Age broch village on the northeast coast of Mainland Orkney in Scotland overlooking Eynhallow Sound, about 15 miles north-west of Kirkwall.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Ellievking1, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: tower in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Aiker Ness”, “Broch of Gurness settlement”, “Knowe Of Gurness”, “Mainland, Aikerness, Broch of Gurness”, “Point Of Helia”, and “Sands Of Evie”
Photo: Ellievking1, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sands of Evie and Eynhallow.
Sands of Evie
Beach
Photo: Mxtt.prior, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Sands of Evie is a sandy beach landform near the village of Evie on Mainland Orkney, Scotland, protected by the Point of Hellia headland. This beach forms the southern boundary of Aikerness Bay, an element of Eynhallow Sound. Sands of Evie is situated 2,800 feet southwest of Broch of Gurness.
Eynhallow
Island
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eynhallow is a small, presently uninhabited island in Eynhallow Sound, between Rousay and the Mainland of Orkney, off the north coast of mainland Scotland. Eynhallow is situated 2 miles northwest of Broch of Gurness.
Knowe of Burrian, broch 190m SSW of Burrian, Rousay
Archaeological site
Photo: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Knowe of Burrian, broch 190m SSW of Burrian, Rousay is an archaeological site, which is situated 1¼ miles east of Broch of Gurness.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Evie and Tingwall.
Evie
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Evie is a parish and village on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. The parish is located in the north-west of the Mainland, between Birsay and Rendall, forming the coastline opposite the isle of Rousay.
Tingwall
Village
Tingwall is a farm and ferry terminal that lies on the north-east coast of Orkney's West Mainland on the Gairsay Sound in the parish of Evie and Rendall. Tingwall is situated 3 miles southeast of Broch of Gurness.
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 4½ miles south of Broch of Gurness.
Broch of Gurness
- Categories: tower, level terrain fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.1238° or 59° 7′ 26″ northLongitude
-3.08149° or 3° 4′ 53″ westOperator
Historic ScotlandOpen location code
9CFR4WF9+GCOpenStreetMap ID
way 177755139OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q923355
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Scots—“Broch of Gurness” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Broch de Gurness”
- Danish: “Broch of Gurness”
- Dutch: “Broch of Gurness”
- Esperanto: “Broch de Gurness”
- French: “broch de Gurness”
- French: “Broch de gurness”
- French: “Broch de Gurness”
- French: “Broch De Gurness”
- French: “Broch of Gurness”
- German: “Broch von Gurness”
- Italian: “broch di Gurness”
- Italian: “Broch di Gurness”
- Italian: “Broch of Gurness”
- Korean: “거네스 브라흐”
- Polish: “Broch w Gurness”
- Scots: “Broch o Gurness”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Evie Graveyard and Viera Lodge, Rousay.
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