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 Blackhammer Chambered Cairn and Trumland.
Blackhammer Chambered Cairn
Archaeological site
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.
Trumland
Building
Trumland is a Category B listed house and associated estate on Rousay, in Orkney, Scotland, built in its present form in the 1870s. Designed by David Bryce, the house was commissioned by Sir F W Traill-Burroughs as a new family home after his marriage to Eliza D’Oyly Geddes in 1870. Trumland is situated 2,800 feet east of Skylark.
Knowe of Burrian, broch 190m SSW of Burrian, Rousay
Archaeological site
Knowe of Burrian, broch 190m SSW of Burrian, Rousay is an archaeological site, which is situated 1¼ miles 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
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
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″ north
Longitude
-3.01413° or 3° 0′ 51″ west
Open location code
9CFR4XJP+48
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=house
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