Heath House
Heath House is a farm in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Heath House is situated nearby to Knowe (ruins), as well as near the locality Bu‘ Point.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Standing Stones of Stenness and Maeshowe.
Standing Stones of Stenness
Archaeological site
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The Standing Stones of Stenness are a Neolithic monument five miles northeast of Stromness on the mainland of Orkney, Scotland. This may be the oldest henge site in the British Isles. Standing Stones of Stenness is situated 2 miles north of Heath House.
Maeshowe
Protected area
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Maeshowe is a Neolithic chambered cairn and passage grave situated on Mainland Orkney, Scotland. It was probably built around 2800 BC. In the archaeology of Scotland, it gives its name to the Maeshowe type of chambered cairn, which is limited to Orkney. Maeshowe is situated 2 miles north of Heath House.
Barnhouse Settlement
Grassland
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The Neolithic Barnhouse Settlement is sited by the shore of Loch of Harray, Orkney Mainland, Scotland, not far from the Standing Stones of Stenness, about 5 miles north-east of Stromness. Barnhouse Settlement is situated 2 miles north of Heath House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stenness and Bu‘ Point.
Stenness
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Stenness is a small, scattered village in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, on the A965 main road between Kirkwall and Stromness. It has several UNESCO World Heritage Listed neolithic sights: the Stones, Maeshowe and Ring of Brodgar, with Skara Brae a few miles further north.
Bu‘ Point
Locality
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Bu‘ Point is a locality, which is situated 2 miles west of Heath House.
Cairston
Locality
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Cairston is a village on Mainland, in Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Stromness. Within the village is located the Castle of Cairston which is said to have belonged to the House of Gordons, and may have been built in 1152, as contested in a Saga. Cairston is situated 3 miles west of Heath House.
Heath House
- Type: Farm
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.96619° or 58° 57′ 58″ northLongitude
-3.20263° or 3° 12′ 10″ westOpen location code
9CCRXQ8W+FWOpenStreetMap ID
way 988137122OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyard
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