Kirkwall Airport 21 min
Ness of Brodgar (12 min)
Archaeological excavation, artifact, archaeological site, and ancient history Balfour Castle (58 min)
Castle and architecture Highland Park Whisky Distillery (17 min)
Guided tours through an 18th-century, malt-whisky distillery that conclude with a wee dram or two. Standing Stones of Stenness (11 min)
Remains of 4 Neolithic standing stones with a central hearth area once used for cooking. Maeshowe (9 min)
Tours are offered of this large neolithic chambered tomb illuminated by the setting midwinter sun. Broch of Gurness (16 min)
Iron age, ancient history, and history Bishop’s and Earl's Palaces (17 min)
Enduring stone ruins of 2 ornate palaces built in the 1100s & in 1606 in the Renaissance-style. Ring of Brodgar (13 min)
Dramatic upright stone circle dating from the late Neolithic period, with ditch and causeways. Orkney Wireless Museum (15 min) Churchill Barriers (25 min)
Built to protect the important anchorage at Scapa Flow, this causeways were built in 1939. Scapa Flow (22 min)
Historic waterway with a sandy beach & rustic backdrop known for its many wartime shipwrecks. Yesnaby (22 min)
Hiking & climbing across sandstone cliffs with views over sea stacks, blowholes & nesting puffins. Bay of Skaill (24 min)
Beach, prehistory, archaeological excavation, and history | 
