Stonygrind
Stonygrind is a ruins in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Stonygrind is situated nearby to the peak Warthill, as well as near the locality Holm.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 2 miles north of Stonygrind.
Dingy’s Howe, broch, Upper Sanday
Archaeological site
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Dingy’s Howe, broch, Upper Sanday is an archaeological site, which is situated 1½ miles east of Stonygrind.
Castle Howe, Norse Castle and prehistoric settlement
Castle
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Castle Howe, Norse Castle and prehistoric settlement is situated 1½ miles south of Stonygrind.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Holm and Rose Ness.
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 2 miles west of Stonygrind.
Rose Ness
Locality
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Rose Ness is a locality, which is situated 2½ miles south of Stonygrind.
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 3 miles north of Stonygrind.
Stonygrind
- Type: Ruins
- Category: building
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.91088° or 58° 54′ 39″ northLongitude
-2.83154° or 2° 49′ 54″ westOpen location code
9CCVW569+99OpenStreetMap ID
way 940007589OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruins
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