Upper Cottage
Upper Cottage is a building in Orkney Islands, Scotland which is located on Trumland Cottages. Upper Cottage is situated nearby to the archaeological site Taversöe Tuick, as well as near Trumland Nature Reserve Walk start (3.3 km return) follow white topped waymarkers - OIC Orkney Walks.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Taversöe Tuick and Trumland.
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 670 feet southeast of Upper Cottage.
Trumland
Building
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Trumland is a Category B listed house and associated estate on Rousay, in Orkney, Scotland, built in its present form in the 1870s. Designed by David Bryce, the house was commissioned by Sir F W Traill-Burroughs as a new family home after his marriage to Eliza D’Oyly Geddes in 1870. Trumland is situated 1,200 feet east of Upper Cottage.
Blackhammer Chambered Cairn
Archaeological site
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The Blackhammer Chambered Cairn is a Neolithic chambered cairn located on the island of Rousay, in Orkney, Scotland. The tomb, constructed around 3000 BC, is a Orkney–Cromarty chambered cairn, characterized by stalled burial compartments. Blackhammer Chambered Cairn is situated 3,500 feet west of Upper Cottage.
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 Upper Cottage.
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 3½ miles southwest of Upper Cottage.
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 Upper Cottage.
Upper Cottage
- Type: Building
- Address: 1 Trumland Cottages, Rousay, Orkney, KW17 2PU
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.13301° or 59° 7′ 59″ northLongitude
-3.00662° or 3° 0′ 24″ westOpen location code
9CFR4XMV+69OpenStreetMap ID
way 204334544OpenStreetMap feature
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