Site of Mucklehouse Ruid Chapel and burial ground (around C14)

Places of Interest Nearby

South Ronaldsay

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South Ronaldsay is the most southerly of the Orkney Islands, with its main settlement at St Margaret's Hope, and a population in 2011 of 909. Burray just north has always been joined by a sandy spit to South Ronaldsay.

Sandwick House, South Ronaldsay

House

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Sandwick House, South Ronaldsay is situated 1,900 feet northeast of Site of Mucklehouse Ruid Chapel and burial ground (around C14).

Ward Hill

Peak

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Ward Hill is a peak.

Places in the Area

Sandwick

Locality

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Sandwick is a parish on the west coast of Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, 4 miles north of Stromness. The parish's name derives from the Old Norse Sandvík meaning "Sand Bay".

Herston

Hamlet

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Herston is a village on South Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom. Herston is historically a fishing village but its only industry to speak of is Herston Stained Glass, now that Herston Hikers Hostel is now inactive. Herston is situated 2 miles northwest of Site of Mucklehouse Ruid Chapel and burial ground (around C14).

Saint Margaret’s Hope

Village

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St Margaret's Hope is a village in the Orkney Islands, off the north coast of Scotland. It is known locally as The Hope or The Hup. With a population of about 550, it is Orkney's third largest settlement after Kirkwall and Stromness. Saint Margaret’s Hope is situated 3 miles north of Site of Mucklehouse Ruid Chapel and burial ground (around C14).

Site of Mucklehouse Ruid Chapel and burial ground (around C14)

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