Glifter (ruins)
Glifter (ruins) is a ruins in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Glifter (ruins) is situated nearby to the archaeological site Cubbie Roo’s Burden, chambered cairn, Rousay, as well as near Upper Avelshay Walk (start) - follow waymarkers (2km) - OIC Orkney Walks.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cubbie Roo’s Burden, chambered cairn, Rousay and Taversöe Tuick.
Cubbie Roo’s Burden, chambered cairn, Rousay
Archaeological site
Photo: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cubbie Roo’s Burden, chambered cairn, Rousay is an archaeological site, which is situated 1,800 feet south of Glifter (ruins).
Taversöe Tuick
Archaeological site
Photo: Beep boop beep, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 mile southwest of Glifter (ruins).
Trumland
Building
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 3,800 feet southwest of Glifter (ruins).
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 4 miles southwest of Glifter (ruins).
Evie
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 4½ miles southwest of Glifter (ruins).
Glifter (ruins)
- Type: Ruins
- Address: Rousay
- Category: building
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.1397° or 59° 8′ 23″ northLongitude
-2.98463° or 2° 59′ 5″ westOpen location code
9CFV42Q8+V4OpenStreetMap ID
way 953952996OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruins
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Upper Avelshay Walk (start) - follow waymarkers (2km) - OIC Orkney Walks and RSPB Trumland.
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