House 2

House 2 is a ruins in Orkney Islands, Scotland. House 2 is situated near the ruins House 3, as well as near House 5.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Standing Stones of Stenness and Watch Stone.

Standing Stones of Stenness

Archaeological site

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 730 feet south of House 2.

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 House 2.

Maeshowe

Protected area

Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Maeshowe is a Neolithic chambered cairn and passage grave situated on Mainland Orkney, Scotland. It was probably built around 2800 BC. In the archaeology of Scotland, it gives its name to the Maeshowe type of chambered cairn, which is limited to Orkney. Maeshowe is situated 3,500 feet east of House 2.

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 House 2.

Harray

Village

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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 north of House 2.

House 2

Type: Ruins
Categories: building and historic site
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.99595° or 58° 59′ 45″ north

Longitude

-3.20689° or 3° 12′ 25″ west

Open location code

9CCRXQWV+96

OpenStreetMap ID

way 774956397

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: House 3 and Barnhouse Settlement.

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Places to explore: Barnhouse Settlement and Sacred Connections.

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