Kirkwall Airport 35 min
Skaill House (8 min) History, architecture, and museum RSPB Scotland Marwick Head Nature Reserve (6 min) Graemsay (1 hr 1) Part of the Orkney Islands, this small inhabited island features farmland & 2 lighthouses. Yesnaby (14 min) Hiking & climbing across sandstone cliffs with views over sea stacks, blowholes & nesting puffins. Brough of Birsay (12 min) This uninhabited tidal island with a lighthouse is home to the ruins of Pictish & Norse settlements. Bay of Skaill (6 min) Beach, prehistory, archaeological excavation, and history Broch of Gurness (27 min) Iron age, ancient history, and history Maeshowe (19 min) Tours are offered of this large neolithic chambered tomb illuminated by the setting midwinter sun. Marwick Head (7 min) Cliff and nature Brough of Birsay (12 min) Ring of Brodgar (15 min) Dramatic upright stone circle dating from the late Neolithic period, with ditch and causeways. Skara Brae Prehistoric Village (7 min) The ruins of 8 houses dating from roughly 3000BC with a modern visitor centre telling their tale. Ness of Brodgar (16 min) Archaeological excavation, artifact, archaeological site, and ancient history Standing Stones of Stenness (16 min) Remains of 4 Neolithic standing stones with a central hearth area once used for cooking. Pier Arts Centre (19 min) Art and art museum |