Mainland
Historic Sites & Landmarks in Mainland
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Ring of Brodgar
Orkney Islands, Scotland
2600-2400 BCE
Dating from around 2500 BCE, this magnificent stone circle occupies a scenic location between two lakes on Orkney. At nearly 104 meters in diameter, the Ring of Brodgar is the third-largest stone circle in Britain.
- Stones of Stenness Stromness, Scotland
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Comet Stone
Orkney Islands
Located just outside the Ring of Brodgar, the Comet Stone is a heavy stone 1.8 m high. Lying at right angles to it are the remains of two other stones.
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Hobbister House
Orphir, Scotland
18th-19th cents. Plain mansion, roughly cross-shaped. 2-storeys. Harled; band-courses. Slated roofs. Skews to gabled ends.
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Kirbister Meal Mill Kirbister
Orphir, Scotland
18th cent. 2 1/2 storeys. Random rubble. Slated roof. Skews to gabled ends. Pent-house (formerly over wheel) at W; Barn at E. Millstones and machinery lying outside.
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Old Orphir School, Kirbister
Orphir, Scotland
18th cent. Traditional. 2-storeys. Harled. Slated roof. Corbie-stepped ends with 1-storeyed wings.
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Orphir House (Hall of Gyre)
Orphir, Scotland
Main block built 1886 on site of earlier house built c.1795. Sneck rubble. Slated roof. Corbie-steps. Crenellated tower. W. wing was built 1851. E. wing may be 17th or 18th cents.
- St. Nicholas Chapel and Earls Bu Orphir, Scotland
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Grindally House
Orphir, Scotland
c.1910. Scottish style. 2-storeys and garret. Harled. Slated roof with gabled dormers. Corbie-stepped.
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Howth Farmhouse
Orphir, Scotland
c.1725. Traditional. 2-storeys. Harled. Corbie-stepped. Flagged roof.