Knugdale

Knugdale is a ruins in Orkney Islands, Scotland which is located on Lochend Road. Knugdale is situated nearby to the archaeological site Chambered Cairn (Neolithic), as well as near Site of church (Medieval).

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Westray and Links of Noltland.

Westray

Photo: RoryCB, CC BY 2.0.

Westray is one of the Orkney Islands of Scotland, with a population in 2011 of 588. The main settlement is Pierowall in the north of the island, but the ferry from Kirkwall lands at Rapness near its south end.

Links of Noltland

Archaeological site

Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Links of Noltland was a large prehistoric settlement located on the north coast of the island of Westray in Orkney, Scotland. The extensive ruins includes several late Neolithic and early Bronze Age dwellings and is place of discovery of the Westray Wife figurine, uncovered during an excavation in 2009. Links of Noltland is situated 1¼ miles north of Knugdale.

Lady Kirk

Church

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Lady Kirk at Pierowall is a ruined 17th-century church on the island of Westray, in Orkney, Scotland. The church was built in 1674, on the foundations of the 13th-century church. Lady Kirk is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Knugdale.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pierowall.

Pierowall

Village

Photo: David Wyatt, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pierowall is a village of Westray in the Orkney Islands, off the coast of the northern Scottish mainland. The village is the island's largest settlement and lies near its northern end, around Pierowall Bay.

Knugdale

Type: Ruins
Address: Lochend Road, Westray
Category: building
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

59.3071° or 59° 18′ 26″ north

Longitude

-2.99982° or 2° 59′ 59″ west

Open location code

9CFV8242+R3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 925524988

OpenStreetMap feature

building=ruins

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Chambered Cairn (Neolithic) and Site of church (Medieval).

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