Overbigging

Overbigging is a farm in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Overbigging is situated near the protected area Maeshowe, as well as near the watermill Tormiston Mill.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Maeshowe and Standing Stones of Stenness.

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 1,500 feet south of Overbigging.

Standing Stones of Stenness

Archaeological site

Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 3,900 feet southwest of Overbigging.

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 2,300 feet southeast of Overbigging.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stenness and Firth.

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.

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 2½ miles east of Overbigging.

Harray

Village

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Harray is an Orcadian parish and village on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom. The village is near the Loch of Harray and was used by the Vikings for waterway transportation and Old Norse was spoken in the area up until the 1700s. Harray is situated 2½ miles north of Overbigging.

Overbigging

Type: Farm
Category: agriculture
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

59.00034° or 59° 0′ 1″ north

Longitude

-3.1912° or 3° 11′ 28″ west

Open location code

9CFR2R25+4G

OpenStreetMap ID

way 999720365

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=farmyard

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Stenness Church and Stenness Churchyard.

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