Scuan
Scuan is a farm in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Scuan is situated nearby to the locality Firth, as well as near the village Finstown.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Maeshowe and Tormiston Mill.
Maeshowe
Protected area
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 1 mile west of Scuan.
Tormiston Mill
Watermill
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tormiston Mill is a Category B listed watermill located on the Mainland of Orkney, in Scotland, owned by Historic Scotland since 1989. The mill sits adjacent to Maeshowe Chambered Cairn. Tormiston Mill is situated 1 mile west of Scuan.
Buckle’s Tower
Tower
Buckle's Tower is a historic stone-built tower upon the Hill of Heddle in Firth, Orkney. The tower was originally built sometime during the 1870s by a local shepherd boy named William Buckle who watched the sheep on the Hill of Heddle. Buckle’s Tower is situated 1 mile northeast of Scuan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Firth and Finstown.
Firth
Locality
Firth is a civil parish mainly on Mainland, Orkney. The islands of Damsay and Holm of Grimbister, which lie in the Bay of Firth, are also in the parish. Firth is situated 1½ miles northeast of Scuan.
Finstown
Village
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Finstown is a village in the parish of Firth on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is the fourth-largest settlement in the Orkney Islands. According to travel author Eric Linklater, the homes in Finstown are tidy and well cared for. Finstown is situated 1½ miles northeast of Scuan.
Stenness
Photo: Nachosan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Scuan
- Type: Farm
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.99364° or 58° 59′ 37″ northLongitude
-3.15742° or 3° 9′ 27″ westOpen location code
9CCRXRVV+F2OpenStreetMap ID
way 988636744OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyard
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Burnt Mound (Bigswell) (Prehistoric) and Heddle Quarry (limestone).
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