Banks Cottage
Banks Cottage is a building in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Banks Cottage is situated nearby to The Burn Path (1.1km return) - OIC Orkney Walks, as well as near the house Viera Lodge, Rousay.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Knowe of Yarso chambered cairn and Knowe of Burrian, broch 190m SSW of Burrian, Rousay.
Knowe of Yarso chambered cairn
Archaeological site
Photo: MichaelMaggs, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Knowe of Yarso chambered cairn is a Neolithic burial monument located on the island of Rousay in Orkney, Scotland. The site was excavated in the 1930s, and uncovered human and animal bones as well as pottery sherds, flint and bone tools, and arrowheads. Knowe of Yarso chambered cairn is situated 3,600 feet east of Banks Cottage.
Knowe of Burrian, broch 190m SSW of Burrian, Rousay
Archaeological site
Photo: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Knowe of Burrian, broch 190m SSW of Burrian, Rousay is an archaeological site, which is situated 3,300 feet southeast of Banks Cottage.
Broch of Gurness
Archaeological site
Photo: Ellievking1, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Broch of Gurness is an Iron Age broch village on the northeast coast of Mainland Orkney in Scotland overlooking Eynhallow Sound, about 15 miles north-west of Kirkwall. Broch of Gurness is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Banks Cottage.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Evie and Tingwall.
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 2½ miles southwest of Banks Cottage.
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 south of Banks 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 5 miles south of Banks Cottage.
Banks Cottage
- Type: Building
- Address: Rousay, Orkney, KW17 2PT
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.13623° or 59° 8′ 10″ northLongitude
-3.06063° or 3° 3′ 38″ westOpen location code
9CFR4WPQ+FQOpenStreetMap ID
way 204399607OpenStreetMap feature
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