Rousay Brinian Parish Church (awaiting repairs)
Rousay Brinian Parish Church (awaiting repairs) is a church in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Rousay Brinian Parish Church (awaiting repairs) is situated nearby to the archaeological site Cubbie Roo’s Burden = chambered cairn (Neolithic), as well as near the nature reserve RSPB Trumland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 1 mile south of Rousay Brinian Parish Church (awaiting repairs).
Taversöe Tuick
Archaeological site
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Taversöe Tuick is a Neolithic burial cairn on Rousay, Orkney, Scotland, thought to date from between 4000 and 2500 BCE. The monument includes a rare example of a double-tiered chamber, an upper chamber approached via a passageway and a lower subterranean chamber, originally separate, which can now be reached via a modern ladder from the upper chamber. Taversöe Tuick is situated 1 mile west of Rousay Brinian Parish Church (awaiting repairs).
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 4 miles southwest of Rousay Brinian Parish Church (awaiting repairs).
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 4½ miles southwest of Rousay Brinian Parish Church (awaiting repairs).
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 6 miles southwest of Rousay Brinian Parish Church (awaiting repairs).
Rousay Brinian Parish Church (awaiting repairs)
- Type: Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.13321° or 59° 7′ 60″ northLongitude
-2.97635° or 2° 58′ 35″ westOpen location code
9CFV42MF+7FOpenStreetMap ID
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amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cubbie Roo’s Burden = chambered cairn (Neolithic) and RSPB Trumland.
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