Fresh Knowe
Fresh Knowe is a grassland in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Fresh Knowe is situated nearby to the archaeological site Comet Stone, as well as near the heath Ring of Brodgar.- Type: Grassland
- Description: chambered tomb on the Brodgar Ness on Mainland, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Fresh Knove”, “Fresh Knowe and Plumcake Mound”, and “Plumcake Mound”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ring of Brodgar and Comet Stone.
Ring of Brodgar
Heath
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Ring of Brodgar is a Neolithic henge and stone circle about 6 miles north-east of Stromness on Mainland, the largest island in Orkney, Scotland. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the Heart of Neolithic Orkney. Ring of Brodgar is situated 580 feet west of Fresh Knowe.
Ness of Brodgar
Protected area
The Ness of Brodgar is a Neolithic archaeological site covering 2.5 hectares located between the Ring of Brodgar and the Stones of Stenness in the Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. Ness of Brodgar is situated 2,700 feet southeast of Fresh Knowe.
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 southwest of Fresh Knowe.
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 northeast of Fresh Knowe.
Fresh Knowe
- Categories: chambered cairn, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.00193° or 59° 0′ 7″ northLongitude
-3.22688° or 3° 13′ 37″ westOpen location code
9CFR2Q2F+Q6OpenStreetMap ID
way 666205652OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
natural=grasslandWikidata ID
Q1393146
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In Other Languages
“Fresh Knowe” goes by many names.
- German: “Fresh Knove”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include South Knowe and Bronze Age Barrows.
Nearby Places
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