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  Earl's Bu and Church, Orphir

  Trace the events of a great Norse saga at the ruins of this church and high-status residence.

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  Earl's Palace, Birsay

  Wander the ruins of the residence of Mary Queen of Scots’ half-brother Robert Stewart.

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  Edin's Hall Broch

  Visit a rare example of a Lowland broch – a kind of fortification usually found only in northern Scotland.

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  Edrom Church

  Visit a true Romanesque relic: an 1100s entrance arch, reused in a later burial vault.

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  Eynhallow Church

  Explore the ruins of a Norse church on the uninhabited ‘Holy Isle’.

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  Fort Charlotte

  Wander along the massive walls of an artillery fort built to protect the Sound of Bressay from the Dutch.

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  Foulden Tithe Barn

  Find a rare example of a tithe barn, constructed to store agricultural tithes given to the Church.

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  Grain Earth House

  Climb down into an underground Iron Age chamber supported on stone pillars.

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  Greenknowe Tower

  View a handsome tower house standing tall on what may be the mound of an earlier castle.

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  Hackness Martello Tower and Battery

  Explore mighty coastal defences built during the Napoleonic Wars but destined never to see action.

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  Hermitage Castle

  Discover a history filled with intrigue, murder, torture and treason at this awesome, eerie ruin.

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  Holm of Papa Westray Chambered Cairn

  Explore the chambers of an unusual Neolithic burial tomb on a small uninhabited island.