Bridgend
Bridgend is a house in Orkney Islands, Scotland which is located on Old Finstown Road. Bridgend is situated nearby to the archaeological site Rennibister Earth House, as well as near the peak Burrey Brae.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rennibister Earth House and Wideford Hill chambered cairn.
Rennibister Earth House
Archaeological site
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Rennibister Earth House is an Iron Age underground structure known as a souterrain. It is located on the Mainland of Orkney, in Scotland. The monument was discovered in 1926 when a threshing machine caused the roof to collapse. Rennibister Earth House is situated 3,100 feet northeast of Bridgend.
Wideford Hill chambered cairn
Archaeological site
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Wideford Hill chambered cairn is a Neolithic chambered cairn on Mainland, Orkney in Scotland. The tomb dates to around 2000 BC, and is similar in design to the Maeshowe chambered cairn on Orkney. Wideford Hill chambered cairn is situated 1 mile east of Bridgend.
Damsay
Islet
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Damsay is an islet in the Orkney archipelago in Scotland. It is approximately 18 hectares in extent and rises to only 11 metres above sea level. It is situated in the Bay of Firth north of the Orkney Mainland near Finstown.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Finstown and St Ola.
Finstown
Village
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Finstown is a village in the parish of Firth on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is the fourth-largest settlement in the Orkney Islands. According to travel author Eric Linklater, the homes in Finstown are tidy and well cared for. Finstown is situated 2½ miles northwest of Bridgend.
St Ola
Locality
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St Ola is a parish on Mainland, Orkney. It is in the centre of the island, east of the parish Firth and north of Holm. It contains the capital and largest town of the Orkney archipelago, Kirkwall. St Ola is situated 2½ miles east of Bridgend.
Firth
Locality
Firth is a civil parish mainly on Mainland, Orkney. The islands of Damsay and Holm of Grimbister, which lie in the Bay of Firth, are also in the parish. Firth is situated 3 miles northwest of Bridgend.
Bridgend
- Type: House
- Address: Old Finstown Road, Firth, KW15 1TS
- Categories: building and residential building
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.98846° or 58° 59′ 18″ northLongitude
-3.05688° or 3° 3′ 25″ westOpen location code
9CCRXWQV+96OpenStreetMap ID
way 918823564OpenStreetMap feature
building=house
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