Finstown Mill
Finstown Mill is a watermill in Orkney Islands, Scotland which is located on Grandon Road. Finstown Mill is situated nearby to the locality Firth, as well as near the archaeological site Burnt Mound (Prehistoric).Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Watermill
- Description: architectural structure in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Address: Grandon Road, Firth, Orkney, KW17 2EP
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Maeshowe and Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn.
Maeshowe
Protected area
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maeshowe is a Neolithic chambered cairn and passage grave situated on Mainland Orkney, Scotland. It was probably built around 2800 BC. In the archaeology of Scotland, it gives its name to the Maeshowe type of chambered cairn, which is limited to Orkney. Maeshowe is situated 2½ miles southwest of Finstown Mill.
Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn
Archaeological site
Photo: Adrazahl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn is a Neolithic chambered cairn on Mainland, the main island of Orkney, Scotland, about 6 miles west of Kirkwall. It dates to around 3000 BC, and is similar in design to Maeshowe, but on a smaller scale. Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn is situated 1 mile southeast of Finstown Mill.
Holm of Grimbister
Islet
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holm of Grimbister is an inhabited tidal islet in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland. Located in the Bay of Firth near Finstown it is connected to Mainland Orkney by a causeway. Holm of Grimbister is situated 1½ miles east of Finstown Mill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Firth and Finstown.
Firth
Locality
Firth is a civil parish mainly on Mainland, Orkney. The islands of Damsay and Holm of Grimbister, which lie in the Bay of Firth, are also in the parish.
Finstown
Village
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Finstown is a village in the parish of Firth on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is the fourth-largest settlement in the Orkney Islands. According to travel author Eric Linklater, the homes in Finstown are tidy and well cared for.
Harray
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Harray is an Orcadian parish and village on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom. The village is near the Loch of Harray and was used by the Vikings for waterway transportation and Old Norse was spoken in the area up until the 1700s. Harray is situated 3 miles northwest of Finstown Mill.
Finstown Mill
- Categories: building and industry
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.01014° or 59° 0′ 37″ northLongitude
-3.12485° or 3° 7′ 29″ westOpen location code
9CFR2V6G+33OpenStreetMap ID
way 205494697OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=watermillWikidata ID
Q17827023
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Burnt Mound (Prehistoric) and Finstown Post Office.
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