Birsay
Birsay is a Village in the county of Orkney Islands.
Birsay postcode: KW17 2LL
There are great places to visit near Birsay.
Birsay History
There are some historic monuments around Birsay:
- Knowe of Brenda, burnt mound 260m WNW of Downatown Prehistoric domestic and defensive: burnt mound SM1289
- Verron, broch, platform and cultivation rigs, N of Bay of Skaill Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch; Secular: field system SM1475
- Point of Buckquoy, four mounds Secular: mound (unallocated to other category) SM1290
- Greene Knowe, burnt mound, 230m SW of Braeside Prehistoric domestic and defensive: burnt mound SM1270
- Earl's Palace, Birsay Secular: palace SM90033
- Queena,two mounds SSW of,Abune-the-Hill Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1405
- Hundland Hill, enclosure 500m NE of Nisthouse Prehistoric ritual and funerary: enclosure (ritual or funerary) SM13451
- Nether Benzieclett, farmstead, Skeabrae Secular: house SM1488
- Knowe of Garraquoy, burnt mound 265m WNW of Muce Prehistoric domestic and defensive: burnt mound SM1297
- Oxtro or Oxtra,broch,Boardhouse Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM1444
- Saevar Howe, mound 370m SSW of Linkshouse Ecclesiastical: burial ground, cemetery, graveyard; Secular: Viking settlement, Norse settlement SM1373
- Durka Dale,burnt mound 230m NNW of S of Loch Hundland Prehistoric domestic and defensive: burnt mound SM1259
- Stanerandy,mound and two standing stones 100m SSE of Little Favel Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1389
- Knowe of Angerow, mound Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1288
- Knowe of Nesthouse, settlement Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM1304
- Knowe of Gairsty, barrows, Vestra Fiold Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM1268
- Borwick,Brough of,broch Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM1418
- Marwick, chapel, burial ground and enclosure 595m NNW of West Howe Ecclesiastical: burial ground, cemetery, graveyard SM2934
- Knowe of Skogar, broch Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM1458
- Knowes of Cuean, mounds 225m N of Sunnybrae Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1312
- Marwick, Norse settlement 500m WNW of West Howe Secular: Viking settlement, Norse settlement SM2884
- Loch of Harray,broch on W shore of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM1460
- Kirbuster Hill, barrow cemetery 410m ENE of Heatherlea Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM1285
- South Unigarth, souterrain Prehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house SM2399
- Knowe of Makerhouse, burnt mound 100m ESE of Makerhouse Prehistoric domestic and defensive: burnt mound SM1302
- Hillhead, three burial mounds 430m ENE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM1397
- Knowe of Scorn, burnt mound Prehistoric domestic and defensive: burnt mound SM1308
- Esgar,two burnt mounds WSW of,Dounby Prehistoric domestic and defensive: burnt mound SM1262
- Burrian,broch,NE shore of Loch of Harray Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM1429
- Howaback, mound, Hourston Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM1279
- Knowe of Smirrus,mound 350m NW of Gelderhouse Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1309
- Sandola, mound 20m SE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM1342
- Knowe of Eversti, burnt mound Prehistoric domestic and defensive: burnt mound SM1295
- Newbigging, three mounds 300m WSW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1406
- Knowes of Howana,mound 200m SW of Flanders,& remains of three others Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1299
- Knowe of Flaws, mound 270m SSW of Flaws Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1296
- Easthouse, burnt mound 100m SSW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: burnt mound SM1333
- Bigbreck Cottage, burial mounds N of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM1357
- Sand Geo, fishing station 240m WSW of West Howe Industrial: marine SM13600
- Fan Knowe, burnt mound 210m W of Hyval Cottage Prehistoric domestic and defensive: burnt mound SM1264
- Handest, settlement, Dounby Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM1272
- Loch of Sabiston, island structures Prehistoric domestic and defensive: island structure, not definitely a crannog SM1372
- Quoyhorrie, three mounds 200m ESE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1402
- Brough of Birsay, settlements, church and related remains Ecclesiastical: church; Secular: settlement, including deserted, depopulated and townships SM90034
- Black Knowe, burial mound, 245m NNW of Westside Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM1244
- Nisthouse, burial mound 270m ENE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM1318
- Wheebin standing stone Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM1414
- Rosemount & Easthouse, mounds 150m SW of & 350m WSW of Easthouse Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM1352
- Newhouse, cairn 35m SE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM1358
- Summerfield,three mounds 470m WNW of,Greeny Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1400
- Cumbla Newgarth, mounds, 200m NNE of Quean Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1347
- Knowe of Crustan,mound,Crustan Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1292
- Vestra Fiold, enclosure, quarry and cairn 430m W of Hillcrest Prehistoric domestic and defensive: quarry (includes construction quarries and also artefact extraction sites); Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM1470
- Vetquoy, mounds N of Lochside Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1266
- Skara Brae, settlement, mounds and other remains Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement; Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cist SM90276
- Runa,mound,Twatt Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1403
- Vestra Fiold, four mounds, 380m SW of Vestrafiold Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1409
- Knowe of Dale, burnt mound, Marwick Prehistoric domestic and defensive: burnt mound SM1294
- Hundland, settlement mound 270m SW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: mound (domestic or defensive) SM1284
- Knowes of Lingro, burial mounds 110m WNW of Waverley Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM1314
- Raviehall,three mounds E of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1368
- Mittens, two mounds 110m NE of, Swannay Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1350
- Knowes of Yonbell, two mounds 225m and 350m NNE of Vestrafiold Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1317
