Biskar

Biskar is a house in Orkney Islands, Scotland which is located on Aikerskaill Road. Biskar is situated nearby to the archaeological site The Howie, Chambered Barrow, as well as near the ruins Netherby.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Ninian’s Church, Skaill and Black Holm.

St Ninian’s Church, Skaill

Church

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St Ninian’s Church, Skaill is situated 3,900 feet north of Biskar.

Black Holm

Islet

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Black Holm is a small tidal island in the Orkney Islands, near Copinsay to the west of Corn Holm off the north-eastern coast of Scotland. Black Holm is situated 2 miles south of Biskar.

The Gloup

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The Gloup is a collapsed sea cave in the Mull Head Nature Reserve in the islands of Orkney, Scotland. The name derives from the Old Norse "gluppa", meaning a chasm. The Gloup is situated 1½ miles north of Biskar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tankerness and Rerwick Head.

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 5 miles west of Biskar.