Kirkwall Airport 10 min
Orkney Wireless Museum (7 min) Lamb Holm (15 min) Maeshowe (16 min) Tours are offered of this large neolithic chambered tomb illuminated by the setting midwinter sun. The Orkney Museum (7 min) Exhibits & artefacts on the area's history from the Stone Age to present day in a 1570s townhouse. Italian Chapel (16 min) Catholic chapel built by Italian POWs in the 1940s using scavenged materials, like old ship timbers. Burray (20 min) Orkney archipelago island with guesthouses & heritage centers, plus sailing, diving & canoeing. Churchill Barriers (14 min) Built to protect the important anchorage at Scapa Flow, this causeways were built in 1939. St Magnus Cathedral (7 min) Soaring, multi-hued sandstone originally founded by the Vikings, Britain's most northerly cathedral. Ring of Brodgar (19 min) Dramatic upright stone circle dating from the late Neolithic period, with ditch and causeways. Scapa Flow (11 min) Historic waterway with a sandy beach & rustic backdrop known for its many wartime shipwrecks. Pier Arts Centre (23 min) Art and art museum Ness of Brodgar (18 min) Archaeological excavation, artifact, archaeological site, and ancient history Bishop’s and Earl's Palaces (7 min) Enduring stone ruins of 2 ornate palaces built in the 1100s & in 1606 in the Renaissance-style. Highland Park Whisky Distillery (6 min) Guided tours through an 18th-century, malt-whisky distillery that conclude with a wee dram or two. Standing Stones of Stenness (17 min) Remains of 4 Neolithic standing stones with a central hearth area once used for cooking. |