Broch of Gurness

The Broch of Gurness is an Iron Age broch village on the northeast coast of Mainland Orkney in overlooking , about 15 miles north-west of .
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: tower in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Aiker Ness”, “Broch de gurness”, “Broch De Gurness”, “Broch of Gurness settlement”, “Knowe Of Gurness”, “Mainland, Aikerness, Broch of Gurness”, “Point Of Helia”, and “Sands Of Evie”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sands of Evie and Eynhallow.

Beach
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The is a sandy beach landform near the village of on Mainland Orkney, , protected by the headland. This beach forms the southern boundary of Aikerness Bay, an element of . is situated 2,800 feet southwest of Broch of Gurness.

Island
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is a small, presently uninhabited island in , between and the of , off the north coast of mainland Scotland. is situated 2 miles northwest of Broch of Gurness.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site, which is situated 1¼ miles east of Broch of Gurness.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Evie and Tingwall.

Village
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is a parish and village on , . The parish is located in the north-west of the Mainland, between and , forming the coastline opposite the isle of .

Village
is a farm and ferry terminal that lies on the north-east coast of 's West Mainland on the Gairsay Sound in the parish of Evie and Rendall. is situated 3 miles southeast of Broch of Gurness.

Village
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is a parish on , Scotland. It is in the north west of the island and lies east of the parishes of and and north east of . The island of is also in the parish. is situated 4½ miles south of Broch of Gurness.

Broch of Gurness

Latitude
59.1238° or 59° 7′ 26″ north
Longitude
-3.08149° or 3° 4′ 53″ west
Operator
Historic Scotland
Open location code
9CFR4WF9+GC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 177755139
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data 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”
  • German: “Broch von Gurness”
  • Italian: “broch di Gurness”
  • Italian: “Broch di Gurness”
  • Korean: “거네스 브라흐”
  • Polish: “Broch w Gurness”
  • Scots: “Broch o Gurness”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Evie Graveyard and Viera Lodge, Rousay.

Nearby Places

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