Skaill House
Skaill House is a historic manor house in Sandwick parish on Mainland, the largest of the Orkney Islands, Scotland. The house overlooks the Neolithic site, Skara Brae, and the Bay of Skaill.Photo: Wojsyl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Skara Brae and Loch of Skaill.
Skara Brae
Protected area
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Skara Brae is a stone-built Neolithic settlement, located on the Bay of Skaill in the parish of Sandwick, on the west coast of Mainland, the largest island in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland. Skara Brae is situated 1,100 feet west of Skaill House.
Loch of Skaill
Photo: John Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Loch of Skaill is a small somewhat triangular, freshwater loch in the parish of Sandwick, Orkney on Mainland Orkney, Scotland. It lies 0.5 mi south east of the Bay of Skaill close to Skaill House and the World Heritage neolithic site Skara Brae. Loch of Skaill is situated 3,100 feet southeast of Skaill House.
Broch of Borwick
Archaeological site
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Broch of Borwick is an Iron Age broch located on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is a scheduled monument. Broch of Borwick is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Skaill House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yesnaby and Dounby.
Yesnaby
Locality
Photo: Renata, Public domain.
Yesnaby is a historic township in Sandwick, on the west coast of Orkney Mainland, Scotland, south of Skara Brae. It is renowned for its spectacular Old Red Sandstone coastal cliff scenery which includes sea stacks, blowholes, geos and frequently boiling seas. Yesnaby is situated 2 miles south of Skaill House.
Dounby
Village
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dounby is a village on Mainland in Orkney, in the north of Scotland. Dounby village is situated at the crossroads of what are now the A986 and B9057, and has grown close to the meeting point of the three parishes of Sandwick, Birsay and Harray. Dounby is situated 4 miles east of Skaill House.
Twatt
Village
Photo: J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Twatt is a settlement in the parish of Birsay on the Mainland of Orkney, Scotland. It was previously the location of RNAS Twatt, from 1940–1949. Twatt is situated at the junction of the A986 and the A967. Twatt is situated 4 miles northeast of Skaill House.
Skaill House
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: mansion on Mainland, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Categories: country house, mansion, house, castle, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.04769° or 59° 2′ 52″ northLongitude
-3.33649° or 3° 20′ 11″ westLevels
3Open location code
9CFR2MX7+3COpenStreetMap ID
way 231942152OpenStreetMap feature
building=houseOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q1996368
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Persian—“Skaill House” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Skaill House”
- French: “Skaill House”
- German: “Skaill House”
- Japanese: “スケイル館”
- Persian: “خانه اسکیل”
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