Wyre Heritage Centre
Wyre Heritage Centre is a building in Orkney Islands, Scotland which is located on Russness Road. Wyre Heritage Centre is situated nearby to the ruins St. Mary’s Chapel, Wyre, as well as near the archaeological site oldest medieval (Norse) castle in Scotland c1145).Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wyre and Cobbie Row’s Castle.
Wyre
Island
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wyre is one of the Orkney Islands, lying south-east of Rousay. It is 311 hectares and 32 metres at its highest point. It is one of the smallest inhabited islands in the archipelago.
Cobbie Row’s Castle
Castle
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Cobbie Row's Castle is the oldest medieval castle known to exist in Scotland. The castle ruins are located on the island of Wyre in Orkney. Built in the mid-12 century by Norse landowner, Kolbeinn hrúga, the stone fortification originally consisted of a small, central tower set in an oval enclosure, surrounded by two ditches, a stone wall and an earthen rampart. Cobbie Row’s Castle is situated 920 feet northwest of Wyre Heritage Centre.
St. Mary’s Chapel, Wyre
Ruins
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St. Mary's Chapel is a ruined 12th-century chapel found on the island of Wyre, in Orkney, Scotland. It is thought to have been built by a Norse chieftain, Kolbeinn hrúga or his son, Bjarni Kolbeinsson, Bishop of Orkney. St. Mary’s Chapel, Wyre is situated 570 feet northwest of Wyre Heritage Centre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tingwall and Evie.
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 3½ miles southwest of Wyre Heritage Centre.
Evie
Village
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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. Evie is situated 4 miles west of Wyre Heritage Centre.
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 5 miles southwest of Wyre Heritage Centre.
Wyre Heritage Centre
- Type: Building
- Address: Russness Road, Wyre, KW17 2QA
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.11879° or 59° 7′ 8″ northLongitude
-2.97234° or 2° 58′ 20″ westOpen location code
9CFV429H+G3OpenStreetMap ID
way 204331876OpenStreetMap feature
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