Dounby

Dounby is a Village in the county of Orkney Islands.

Dounby postcode: KW17 2HU

Retail in Dounby

There are great places to visit near Dounby.

Dounby History

There are some historic monuments around Dounby:

• North Bigging, broch 80m SSW of Mithiest Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM1464
• Boardhouse,mound 225m SSE of,Bimbister Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1341
• Newhouse, cairn 35m SE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM1358
• Setter,two mounds Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1404
• Howaback, mound, Hourston Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM1279
• Cummi Howe, broch Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM1256
• Lochview, standing stones and cairn SE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM7647
• Summerfield,three mounds 470m WNW of,Greeny Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1400
• Kirbuster Hill, barrow cemetery 410m ENE of Heatherlea Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM1285
• Ring of Brogar, stone circle, henge and nearby remains Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone circle or ring SM90042
• South Unigarth, souterrain Prehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house SM2399
• Kingshouse, mounds 390m NE of and 470m NNE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1392
• Buckan, enclosure 150m N of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: enclosure (ritual or funerary) SM13473
• Hundland, settlement mound 270m SW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: mound (domestic or defensive) SM1284
• Knowe of Yesko, barrows and enclosure 250m NNE of Mirbister Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM1311
• Knowe of Gullow, broch, Netherbrough Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM1455
• Staney Hill, enclosure 95m S of Henges Prehistoric ritual and funerary: henge SM13441
• Wasbister, Stenness - Sandwick parish boundary, earthwork Prehistoric domestic and defensive: linear earthwork; Prehistoric ritual and funerary: enclosure (ritual or funerary); Secular: linear earthwork, dyke SM7855
• Cumbla Newgarth, mounds, 200m NNE of Quean Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1347
• Raviehall,three mounds E of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1368
• Skae Frue, mound 300m SW of Buckan Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM1379
• Park Holm,artificial island and causeway,Loch of Swannay Prehistoric domestic and defensive: island structure, not definitely a crannog SM1362
• Greene Knowe, burnt mound, 230m SW of Braeside Prehistoric domestic and defensive: burnt mound SM1270
• Syra Dale,two cairns 380m NNE of Setter Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM1396
• Midhouse, souterrain 380m ESE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house SM1465
• Diamond Cottage,defended promontory N of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort); Prehistoric ritual and funerary: enclosure (ritual or funerary); Secular: Viking settlement, Norse settlement SM5871
• Mittens, two mounds 110m NE of, Swannay Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1350
• Stones of Via, enclosure and stone setting, Loch of Clumly Prehistoric ritual and funerary: enclosure (ritual or funerary) SM1393
• Howe Harper,cairn 300m NW of Binscarth,Finstown Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM1281
• Maes Howe, chambered cairn Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM90209
• Handest, settlement, Dounby Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM1272
• Knowes of Trinnawin, mounds 830m and 560m SE of Upper Bigging Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1315
• Runa,mound,Twatt Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1403
• Vinquin, broch, 145m SSW of Upper Arsdale Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM1477
• Earl's Palace, Birsay Secular: palace SM90033
• Knowe of Crustan,mound,Crustan Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1292
• Point of Buckquoy, four mounds Secular: mound (unallocated to other category) SM1290
• Nettletar, broch 250m SW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM1468
• Knowe of Skogar, broch Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM1458
• Nisthouse, burial mound 270m ENE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM1318
• Overbigging, enclosure 160m W of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cursus/bank barrow SM9674
• Durka Dale,burnt mound 230m NNW of S of Loch Hundland Prehistoric domestic and defensive: burnt mound SM1259
• Bigbreck Cottage, burial mounds N of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM1357
• Ballarat House,burnt mound Prehistoric domestic and defensive: burnt mound SM1237
• Burrian,broch W shore of Loch of Harray Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM1430
• Knowe of Brenda, burnt mound 260m WNW of Downatown Prehistoric domestic and defensive: burnt mound SM1289
• Wasbister, mounds SSE of The Brecks Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM7857
• Burrian,broch,NE shore of Loch of Harray Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM1429
• Vetquoy, mounds N of Lochside Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1266
• Newbigging, three mounds 300m WSW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1406
• Easthouse, burnt mound 100m SSW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: burnt mound SM1333
• Howana Gruna, cairn 270m SE of Whitehouse Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM1280
• 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
• Burgar,chambered cairn NNW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM1247
• Knowe of Smirrus,mound 350m NW of Gelderhouse Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1309
• Barnhouse Stone, standing stone Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM90341
• Loch of Harray,broch on W shore of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM1460
• Knowes of Cuean, mounds 225m N of Sunnybrae Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1312
• Esgar,two burnt mounds WSW of,Dounby Prehistoric domestic and defensive: burnt mound SM1262
• Black Knowe, burial mound, 245m NNW of Westside Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM1244
• Voy, burnt mound Prehistoric domestic and defensive: burnt mound SM1344
• Knowe of Dale, burnt mound, Marwick Prehistoric domestic and defensive: burnt mound SM1294
• Bookan, chambered cairn 300m SSE of Buckan Cottage Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM1243
• Wheebin standing stone Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM1414
• Knowe of Burrian, broch at Netherbrough Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM1431
• Nether Benzieclett, farmstead, Skeabrae Secular: house SM1488
• Stackrue, broch and chapel 350m W of Lyking, Wasbister Ecclesiastical: chapel; Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM1472
• Quoyer,mound 480m NNW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1335
• Linga Fiolds, mounds 220m NW of Upper Lyking Cottage Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM1348
• Knowes of Howana,mound 200m SW of Flanders,& remains of three others Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1299
• Broch of Burgar, broch Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM1426
• Stoney Holm,crannog,Loch of Swanney Prehistoric domestic and defensive: crannog SM1394
• Knowes of Trotty,mounds S of Netherhouse,Huntscarth Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM1316
• Queena,two mounds SSW of,Abune-the-Hill Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1405
• Verron Broch Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM1474
• Burrian Broch,broch,Corrigall Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM1428
• Knowe of Makerhouse, burnt mound 100m ESE of Makerhouse Prehistoric domestic and defensive: burnt mound SM1302
• Knowe of Nesthouse, settlement Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM1304
• Loch of Clumly, broch Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM1423
• Brough of Birsay, settlements, church and related remains Ecclesiastical: church; Secular: settlement, including deserted, depopulated and townships SM90034
• Ring of Bookan,chambered cairn 180m SW of Bookan Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM1370
• Hall of Ireland, cairns 320m NW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM1248
• Rosemount & Easthouse, mounds 150m SW of & 350m WSW of Easthouse Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM1352
• Vestra Fiold, four mounds, 380m SW of Vestrafiold Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1409
• Little Barnhouse, mound, 160m NE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM10233
• Midhouse, burial mounds 450m S of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM1349
• Click Mill Industrial: mill, factory SM90076
• Fan Knowe, burnt mound 210m W of Hyval Cottage Prehistoric domestic and defensive: burnt mound SM1264
• Staney Hill,standing stone 400m NNE of Feolquoy Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM1390
• Loch of Sabiston, island structures Prehistoric domestic and defensive: island structure, not definitely a crannog SM1372
• Knowes of Lingro, burial mounds 110m WNW of Waverley Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM1314
• Knowes of Yonbell, two mounds 225m and 350m NNE of Vestrafiold Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1317
• Stanerandy,mound and two standing stones 100m SSE of Little Favel Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1389
• Hundland Hill, enclosure 500m NE of Nisthouse Prehistoric ritual and funerary: enclosure (ritual or funerary) SM13451
• Bridge of Scuan, bridge, 350m NNE of Scuan Secular: bridge SM1489
• Big Howe, broch 260m WNW of Stenness Church Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM13461
• Saevar Howe, mound 370m SSW of Linkshouse Ecclesiastical: burial ground, cemetery, graveyard; Secular: Viking settlement, Norse settlement SM1373
• Sandola, mound 20m SE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM1342
• Oxtro or Oxtra,broch,Boardhouse Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM1444
• Ness, mound 140m NW of, Grimeston Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1337
• Quoyhorrie, three mounds 200m ESE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1402
• Peter's Kirk,church,burial ground and broch N of Outer Urrigar Ecclesiastical: burial ground, cemetery, graveyard; Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM1483
• Hillhead, three burial mounds 430m ENE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM1397
• Knowe of Onston,or Unstan,chambered cairn Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM90232
• Howen Brough, broch Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM1282
• Stenness, stone circle and henge Prehistoric ritual and funerary: henge SM90285
• Wasbister, burial mounds and settlement 650m SE of Buckan Cottage Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house; Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM7700
• Watch Stone, stone settings, Barnhouse settlement, and related remains Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement; Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM90352
• Knowe of Scorn, burnt mound Prehistoric domestic and defensive: burnt mound SM1308