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Broch of Gurness

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Broch of Gurness
Aikerness
Evie
Orkney
KW17 2NH

Please note, there are no toilets at the Broch of Gurness. The nearest public toilets are at Evie Pier. Search for public toilets on Orkney.

National Grid reference: HY 381 268

Telephone: 01856 751 414

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Opening times

1 Apr to 30 Sept:
Daily, 10am to 4.30pm (last entry 4pm)

Closed for lunch 12.30pm to 1pm

Daily tour at 10.30am. The tour takes 45 minutes and is included in the ticket price. Please arrive 10 minutes before the start time at the visitor centre.

1 Oct to 31 Mar:
Closed

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Two thick stone walls with smaller stone slabs standing in between them

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Midhowe Chambered Cairn
The well preserved Midhowe Broch next to a beach and the sea

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Midhowe Broch
The underground remains of a stone cairn covered by a modern ceiling

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Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn
The grass covered foundations of a medieval church

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Eynhallow Church
Several slabs of stone being stored in a concrete room

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Blackhammer Chambered Cairn
A grass-covered burial cairn on a field close to the sea

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Taversöe Tuick Chambered Cairn
A small grass-covered house built over a small stream

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Click Mill
The foundations of the castle show a ditch, rampart and square tower

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Cubbie Roo's Castle and St Mary's Chapel
The well preserved Midhowe Broch next to a beach and the sea

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Midhowe Broch
The interior of Rennibister earth house. The stone ceiling is held up by a wooden beam.

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Rennibister Earth House
A view of the inside of an earth house

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Grain Earth House
A general view of the Links of Noltland archaeological site.

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Links of Noltland
A general view of the prehistoric village at Skara Brae.

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Skara Brae
Small stone houses by the sea

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Knap of Howar
The remaining walls of the broch form a half circle and are about three metres high.

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Carn Liath Broch
The imposing ruin of Auchindoun Castle in front of a dramatic and cloudy sky

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Auchindoun Castle

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