Grain Earth House

  • Swordfish Road, Hatston Industrial Estate, Orkney

 

Getting here

Grain Earth House 

About 1m northwest of Kirkwall at the junction of Scotts Road and Swordfish Road in Hatston Industrial Estate off the A965. 

Access to the chamber is by crawling through a narrow passage and can be wet.

Grid reference - HY 442 117. 

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Opening times

Open year-round.

Please collect key and torch from Judith Glue Shop, 25 Broad Street, Kirkwall.

Historic Scotland
The Earl’s Palace in Kirkwall.

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Bishop's and Earl's Palaces, Kirkwall
A three layered stone cairn, covered by grass

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Wideford Hill Chambered Cairn
The interior of Rennibister earth house. The stone ceiling is held up by a wooden beam.

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Rennibister Earth House
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
A brick wall chamber inside the cairn with two openings in its walls

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

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Taversöe Tuick Chambered Cairn
Several slabs of stone being stored in a concrete room

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Blackhammer Chambered Cairn
The underground remains of a stone cairn covered by a modern ceiling

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Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn
The interior of Rennibister earth house. The stone ceiling is held up by a wooden beam.

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Rennibister Earth House
A general view of the Broch of Gurness and Eynhallow Sound.

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Broch of Gurness
The well preserved Midhowe Broch next to a beach and the sea

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Midhowe Broch
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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
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