Purtabreck
Purtabreck is a house in Orkney Islands, Scotland which is located on Stembister Road. Purtabreck is situated nearby to Dernyshire (ruins), as well as near the locality Rose Ness.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dingy’s Howe, broch, Upper Sanday and Mine Howe.
Dingy’s Howe, broch, Upper Sanday
Archaeological site
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Dingy’s Howe, broch, Upper Sanday is an archaeological site, which is situated 3,800 feet east of Purtabreck.
Mine Howe
Archaeological site
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Mine Howe is an Iron Age subterranean man-made chamber dug 6 meters deep inside a large mound. It is located in the Tankerness area of Orkney, Scotland, about 5 miles southeast of Kirkwall, the capital of Orkney. Mine Howe is situated 2½ miles northwest of Purtabreck.
Castle Howe, Norse Castle and prehistoric settlement
Castle
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Castle Howe, Norse Castle and prehistoric settlement is situated 2 miles southwest of Purtabreck.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rose Ness and Holm.
Rose Ness
Locality
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Rose Ness is a locality, which is situated 2½ miles south of Purtabreck.
Holm
Locality
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Holm, also spelled Ham, is a parish on Mainland, Orkney. An adjacent Sound, running between Mainland, and Burray, is named after Holm. It has since been blocked up by the Churchill Barriers. Holm is situated 3 miles west of Purtabreck.
Tankerness
Village
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Tankerness is a district in the St Andrews parish in Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. Essentially a peninsula, it is about 13 kilometres south-east of Kirkwall and 1 kilometre east of Kirkwall Airport. Tankerness is situated 3½ miles northwest of Purtabreck.
Purtabreck
- Type: House
- Address: Stembister Road, Upper Sanday, KW17 2QG
- Categories: building and residential building
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.91217° or 58° 54′ 44″ northLongitude
-2.80664° or 2° 48′ 24″ westOpen location code
9CCVW56V+V8OpenStreetMap ID
way 645722815OpenStreetMap feature
building=house
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