Sjo Brekka
Sjo Brekka is a house in Orkney Islands, Scotland which is located on Hullion Road. Sjo Brekka is situated nearby to The Burn Path (1.1km return) - OIC Orkney Walks, as well as near the archaeological site Knowe of Ramsay Chambered Cairn (Neolithic).| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Knowe of Yarso chambered cairn and Broch of Gurness.
Knowe of Yarso chambered cairn
Archaeological site
Photo: MichaelMaggs, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Knowe of Yarso chambered cairn is a Neolithic burial monument located on the island of Rousay in Orkney, Scotland. The site was excavated in the 1930s, and uncovered human and animal bones as well as pottery sherds, flint and bone tools, and arrowheads. Knowe of Yarso chambered cairn is situated 2,600 feet east of Sjo Brekka.
Broch of Gurness
Archaeological site
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The Broch of Gurness is an Iron Age broch village on the northeast coast of Mainland Orkney in Scotland overlooking Eynhallow Sound, about 15 miles north-west of Kirkwall. It once housed a substantial community. Broch of Gurness is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Sjo Brekka.
Blackhammer Chambered Cairn
Archaeological site
Photo: MichaelMaggs, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Blackhammer Chambered Cairn is a Neolithic chambered cairn located on the island of Rousay, in Orkney, Scotland. The tomb, constructed around 3000 BC, is a Orkney–Cromarty chambered cairn, characterized by stalled burial compartments. Blackhammer Chambered Cairn is situated 1 mile east of Sjo Brekka.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Evie and Tingwall.
Evie
Village
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Evie is a parish and village on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. The parish is located in the north-west of the Mainland, between Birsay and Rendall, forming the coastline opposite the isle of Rousay. Evie is situated 2½ miles southwest of Sjo Brekka.
Tingwall
Village
Tingwall is a farm and ferry terminal that lies on the north-east coast of Orkney's West Mainland on the Gairsay Sound in the parish of Evie and Rendall. Tingwall is situated 3 miles south of Sjo Brekka.
Rendall
Village
Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rendall is a parish on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is in the north west of the island and lies east of the parishes of Birsay and Evie and north east of Harray. The island of Gairsay is also in the parish. Rendall is situated 5 miles south of Sjo Brekka.
Sjo Brekka
- Type: House
- Address: Hullion Road, Rousay, Orkney, KW17 2PT
- Categories: building and residential building
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.13482° or 59° 8′ 5″ northLongitude
-3.0554° or 3° 3′ 19″ westOpen location code
9CFR4WMV+WROpenStreetMap ID
way 952494628OpenStreetMap feature
building=house
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