Upper Thurrigar

Upper Thurrigar is in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Upper Thurrigar is situated nearby to Graemston Loch, as well as near the museum Tomb of the Eagles Visitor’s Centre.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tomb of the Eagles and Liddle Burnt Mound.

Tomb of the Eagles

Grassland

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The Tomb of the Eagles, or Isbister Chambered Cairn, is a Neolithic chambered tomb located on a cliff edge at Isbister on South Ronaldsay in Orkney, Scotland. Tomb of the Eagles is situated 1 mile east of Upper Thurrigar.

Liddle Burnt Mound

Archaeological site

Photo: Unukorno, CC BY 4.0.

Liddle Burnt Mound is a Bronze Age site on the island of South Ronaldsay, Orkney. The site consists of the remains of a building and a mound that surrounds it on three sides. Liddle Burnt Mound is situated 3,300 feet east of Upper Thurrigar.

Tomison’s Academy, South Ronaldsay

Historic building

Photo: David Loutit, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tomison’s Academy, South Ronaldsay is a historic building, which is situated 1 mile northwest of Upper Thurrigar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brough Ness and Sandwick.

Brough Ness

Locality

Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Brough Ness is a locality.

Sandwick

Locality

Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sandwick is a parish on the west coast of Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, 4 miles north of Stromness. The parish's name derives from the Old Norse Sandvík meaning "Sand Bay". Sandwick is situated 3 miles north of Upper Thurrigar.

Herston

Hamlet

Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Herston is a village on South Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom. Herston is historically a fishing village but its only industry to speak of is Herston Stained Glass, now that Herston Hikers Hostel is now inactive. Herston is situated 5 miles northwest of Upper Thurrigar.

Upper Thurrigar

Type: Commerce
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.74423° or 58° 44′ 39″ north

Longitude

-2.94314° or 2° 56′ 35″ west

Open location code

9CCVP3V4+MP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 885652988

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=commercial

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Graemston Loch and Tomb of the Eagles Visitor’s Centre.

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