Backaland

Backaland is a Village in the county of Orkney Islands.

Backaland postcode: KW17 2AA

Retail in Backaland

There are great places to visit near Backaland.

Backaland History

There are some historic monuments around Backaland:

• Hillock of Burroughston,broch Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM1421
• Calf of Eday,chambered cairns on W side of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM1249
• Huntersquoy, chambered cairn 480m SW of Carrick Farm, Eday Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM1250
• The Manse, chambered cairn and church 330m WNW of, Eday Ecclesiastical: church; Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM1252
• Burn of Mussetter,standing stone on E side of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM1356
• Carrick House, chambered cairn NW of, Eday Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM1432
• Eday Church Hall, chambered cairn 260m WNW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM1261
• The Hillock,broch 500m NNW of Ness of Ork Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM1447
• Vinquoy Hill, chambered cairn, Eday Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM1410
• Sandhill, burnt mound 200m SE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: burnt mound SM1375
• Stone of Setter, standing stone and enclosure, Eday Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive); Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM4299
• Carrick Farm,chambered cairn and cairn 500m SSW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM1251
• Sandhill, chambered cairn 300m W of, Eday Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM3535
• Lochend,chambered cairn 450m NW of,Stronsay Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM5992
• Greentoft, burnt mound 350m SSW of, Eday Prehistoric domestic and defensive: burnt mound SM1287
• Hillock of Baywest,broch 300m W of Loch of Rothiesholm,Bay of Holland Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM1446
• Fold of Setter, enclosure, Eday Prehistoric ritual and funerary: enclosure (ritual or funerary) SM1441
• Dale, burnt mound 380m NW of, Eday Prehistoric domestic and defensive: burnt mound SM1257
• Mill Hill, chambered cairn, Millbounds Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM1321
• Southside,standing stone 130m SW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM1381
• Unyatuak,mound 180m W of Bonnyhill,Monquhanny Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1407
• Muckle Hill of Linkataing,chambered cairn,homestead and field system Prehistoric domestic and defensive: homestead; Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM1355
• Chambered cairn, 280m NW of Quoy, Faray Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM1440
• Stackel Brae,castle,Maltbarn,Eday Secular: castle SM5944
• Bay of London, mound 290m SE of Youth Hostel, Eday Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1241
• Linga Holm,mound Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1399
• Linga Holm,two cairns Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM1374