Islesburgh
Islesburgh is a house in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Islesburgh is situated nearby to the archaeological site Campston, Broch, as well as near the historic site Old School.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mine Howe and Dingy’s Howe, broch, Upper Sanday.
Mine Howe
Archaeological site
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 1½ miles northwest of Islesburgh.
Dingy’s Howe, broch, Upper Sanday
Archaeological site
Photo: s allison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dingy’s Howe, broch, Upper Sanday is an archaeological site, which is situated 1¼ miles east of Islesburgh.
Sebay Mill
House
Photo: David Wyatt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sebay Mill is a house, which is situated 1 mile northwest of Islesburgh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Holm and Tankerness.
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 2½ miles southwest of Islesburgh.
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 2½ miles northwest of Islesburgh.
St Andrews
Locality
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St Andrews is a parish on Mainland, Orkney in Scotland. It is located east of the town of Kirkwall and the parish of St Ola and lies north of Holm and west of Deerness. St Andrews is situated 3 miles northwest of Islesburgh.
Islesburgh
- Type: House
- Address: Toab, KW17 2QG
- Categories: building and residential building
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.91997° or 58° 55′ 12″ northLongitude
-2.82062° or 2° 49′ 14″ westOpen location code
9CCVW59H+XQOpenStreetMap ID
way 893154194OpenStreetMap feature
building=house
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