Upper Knarston (ruins)

Upper Knarston (ruins) is a ruins in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Upper Knarston (ruins) is situated nearby to the ruins Newhouse (under renovation), as well as near the community center Rousay, Egilsay & Wyre Development Trust.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cubbie Roo’s Burden, chambered cairn, Rousay and Rousay, War Memorial.

Cubbie Roo’s Burden, chambered cairn, Rousay

Archaeological site

Photo: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cubbie Roo’s Burden, chambered cairn, Rousay is an archaeological site, which is situated 1 mile south of Upper Knarston (ruins).

Rousay, War Memorial

Memorial

Photo: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rousay, War Memorial is situated 1 mile south of Upper Knarston (ruins).

Trumland

Building

Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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 1¼ miles southwest of Upper Knarston (ruins).

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 4½ miles southwest of Upper Knarston (ruins).

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. Evie is situated 5 miles southwest of Upper Knarston (ruins).

Upper Knarston (ruins)

Type: Ruins
Category: building
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

59.14733° or 59° 8′ 50″ north

Longitude

-2.98061° or 2° 58′ 50″ west

Open location code

9CFV42W9+WQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 204393681

OpenStreetMap feature

building=ruins

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Newhouse (under renovation) and (ruins).

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