Structure 8
Structure 8 is a ruins in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Structure 8 is situated nearby to the grassland Barnhouse Settlement, as well as near the ruins House 2.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Barnhouse Settlement and Standing Stones of Stenness.
Barnhouse Settlement
Grassland
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Neolithic Barnhouse Settlement is sited by the shore of Loch of Harray, Orkney Mainland, Scotland, not far from the Standing Stones of Stenness, about 5 miles north-east of Stromness.
Standing Stones of Stenness
Archaeological site
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Standing Stones of Stenness are a Neolithic monument five miles northeast of Stromness on the mainland of Orkney, Scotland. This may be the oldest henge site in the British Isles. Standing Stones of Stenness is situated 680 feet south of Structure 8.
Watch Stone
Archaeological site
Photo: will craig, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Watch Stone is an archaeological site, which is situated 710 feet west of Structure 8.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stenness and Cairston.
Stenness
Photo: Nachosan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stenness is a small, scattered village in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, on the A965 main road between Kirkwall and Stromness. It has several UNESCO World Heritage Listed neolithic sights: the Stones, Maeshowe and Ring of Brodgar, with Skara Brae a few miles further north.
Cairston
Locality
Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cairston is a village on Mainland, in Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Stromness. Within the village is located the Castle of Cairston which is said to have belonged to the House of Gordons, and may have been built in 1152, as contested in a Saga. Cairston is situated 2½ miles west of Structure 8.
Bu‘ Point
Locality
Photo: John Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bu‘ Point is a locality, which is situated 3 miles southwest of Structure 8.
Structure 8
- Type: Ruins
- Categories: building and historic site
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.99577° or 58° 59′ 45″ northLongitude
-3.20673° or 3° 12′ 24″ westOpen location code
9CCRXQWV+88OpenStreetMap ID
way 509423192OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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