Sanday Heritage Centre

Sanday Heritage Centre is a museum in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Sanday Heritage Centre is situated nearby to the archaeological site Meur Burnt Mound, as well as near the museum The Croft.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sanday and Sanday Airport.

Sanday

Photo: calflier001, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sanday is one of the Orkney Islands, northeast of Orkney Mainland. It's a thin low-lying strap, about 12 miles long but seldom reaching a mile wide, flanked by sandy beaches.

Sanday Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Rob Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sanday Airport is located 20 NM north northeast of Kirkwall Airport on Sanday, Orkney Islands, Scotland. Sanday Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee.

Quoyness chambered cairn

Archaeological site

Photo: Callum Black, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Quoyness chambered cairn is a Neolithic burial monument located on the island of Sanday in Orkney, Scotland. Similar to Maeshowe in design, the tomb was probably built around 3000 BC. Quoyness chambered cairn is situated 2 miles south of Sanday Heritage Centre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kettletoft.

Kettletoft

Village

Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kettletoft is a settlement on the island of Sanday in Orkney, Scotland. The B9068 road runs from Kettletoft to Scar and the B9069 from Kettletoft to Northwall. Kettletoft is situated 2½ miles southwest of Sanday Heritage Centre.

Sanday Heritage Centre

Opening hours:
Monday—Saturday: 9:30 AM—5:00 PM
Sunday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
Type: Museum
Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

59.25453° or 59° 15′ 16″ north

Longitude

-2.54992° or 2° 32′ 60″ west

Open location code

9CFV7F32+R2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 332117027

OpenStreetMap feature

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OpenStreetMap feature

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Highlights include Meur Burnt Mound and The Croft.

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