Skylark
Skylark is a house in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Skylark is situated nearby to Irso (ruins), as well as near Whitehall (ruins).Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Taversöe Tuick and Blackhammer Chambered Cairn.
Taversöe Tuick
Archaeological site
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Taversöe Tuick is a Neolithic burial cairn on Rousay, Orkney, Scotland, thought to date from between 4000 and 2500 BCE. The monument includes a rare example of a double-tiered chamber, an upper chamber approached via a passageway and a lower subterranean chamber, originally separate, which can now be reached via a modern ladder from the upper chamber. Taversöe Tuick is situated 1,800 feet east of Skylark.
Blackhammer Chambered Cairn
Archaeological site
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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 2,100 feet west of Skylark.
Knowe of Yarso chambered cairn
Archaeological site
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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 1 mile west of Skylark.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tingwall and Evie.
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 Skylark.
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 3 miles southwest of Skylark.
Rendall
Village
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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 Skylark.
Skylark
- Type: House
- Address: Rousay, Orkney, KW17 2PT
- Categories: building and residential building
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.13034° or 59° 7′ 49″ northLongitude
-3.01413° or 3° 0′ 51″ westOpen location code
9CFR4XJP+48OpenStreetMap ID
way 952590368OpenStreetMap feature
building=house
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