Kirkwall Airport 7 min
Italian Chapel (14 min) Catholic chapel built by Italian POWs in the 1940s using scavenged materials, like old ship timbers. Bishop’s and Earl's Palaces (2 min) Enduring stone ruins of 2 ornate palaces built in the 1100s & in 1606 in the Renaissance-style. St Magnus Cathedral (2 min) Soaring, multi-hued sandstone originally founded by the Vikings, Britain's most northerly cathedral. Lamb Holm (13 min) Maeshowe (15 min) Tours are offered of this large neolithic chambered tomb illuminated by the setting midwinter sun. Standing Stones of Stenness (17 min) Remains of 4 Neolithic standing stones with a central hearth area once used for cooking. Churchill Barriers (12 min) Built to protect the important anchorage at Scapa Flow, this causeways were built in 1939. Highland Park Whisky Distillery (4 min) Guided tours through an 18th-century, malt-whisky distillery that conclude with a wee dram or two. Ring of Brodgar (18 min) Dramatic upright stone circle dating from the late Neolithic period, with ditch and causeways. Orkney Wireless Museum (6 min) The Orkney Museum (1 min) Exhibits & artefacts on the area's history from the Stone Age to present day in a 1570s townhouse. Burray (18 min) Orkney archipelago island with guesthouses & heritage centers, plus sailing, diving & canoeing. Balfour Castle (39 min) Castle and architecture Pier Arts Centre (24 min) Art and art museum Scapa Flow (15 min) Historic waterway with a sandy beach & rustic backdrop known for its many wartime shipwrecks. |