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Magical but needs to provide toilets
This is really well presented iron age broch with village. Added to that is the Picture village. The Broch is double walled and is surrounded by two ditches. The entry is poor as people could potentia...
An amazing site! There’s a lot to see. Go in the gift shop and read the history first. Then you can walk among the ruins at your own pace. Beautiful area around it too.
Actually better than Skara Brae, for two main reasons. Firstly it is less popular and the lack of hordes of people allows you to soak up the atmosphere of the place better. Secondly, you can actually ...
We loved it here - so fascinating and quite a lot to explore. There's an entry fee but it's so worth it - we actually preferred it here to Skara Brae (plus there are a lot less people!). We took our...
Magical but needs to provide toilets
This is really well presented iron age broch with village. Added to that is the Picture village. The Broch is double walled and is surrounded by two ditches. The entry is poor as people could potentia...
Free to wander
Skara Brae eat your heart out!! Gurness is further out but a fantastic experience with no crowds. Plentiful information and helpful staff
Must see on Orkney
An amazing site! There’s a lot to see. Go in the gift shop and read the history first. Then you can walk among the ruins at your own pace. Beautiful area around it too.
Very atmospheric
Actually better than Skara Brae, for two main reasons. Firstly it is less popular and the lack of hordes of people allows you to soak up the atmosphere of the place better. Secondly, you can actually ...
Absolutely amazing
We loved it here - so fascinating and quite a lot to explore. There's an entry fee but it's so worth it - we actually preferred it here to Skara Brae (plus there are a lot less people!). We took our...