Finstown
Finstown is a Village in the county of Orkney Islands.
Finstown postcode: KW17 2EE
There are great places to visit near Finstown.
Finstown History
There are some historic monuments around Finstown:
- Knowe of Yesko, barrows and enclosure 250m NNE of Mirbister Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM1311
- Big Howe, broch 260m WNW of Stenness Church Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM13461
- Bu of Orphir, burnt mound and mill dam 250m NW of Bu Farm Industrial: farming, food production; Prehistoric domestic and defensive: burnt mound SM4725
- Groundwater, mound 200m NNW of, Loch of Kirbister Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1338
- Houton Head, battery 325m W of Sunnybraes 20th Century Military and Related: Anti-submarine boom-tethering point SM13465
- Knowes of Trinnawin, mounds 830m and 560m SE of Upper Bigging Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1315
- Watch Stone, stone settings, Barnhouse settlement, and related remains Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement; Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM90352
- Knowe of Lyron, mound 120m WNW of Lyron Cottage Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1343
- Howen Brough, broch Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM1282
- Rennibister, souterrain Prehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house SM90245
- Cuween Hill, chambered cairn Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM90092
- The Hillock Broch, Finstown Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM1448
- Knowe of Gullow, broch, Netherbrough Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM1455
- Bridge of Scuan, bridge, 350m NNE of Scuan Secular: bridge SM1489
- Seven Knowes, mounds Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1378
- Quanterness, chambered cairn and prehistoric house 50m NW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house; Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM1365
- Damsay, St Mary's Chapel Ecclesiastical: chapel SM2949
- Hillock of Breakna, broch 300m SE of Swanbister House Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM1445
- Click Mill Industrial: mill, factory SM90076
- Staney Hill, enclosure 95m S of Henges Prehistoric ritual and funerary: henge SM13441
- Ness, mound 140m NW of, Grimeston Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1337
- Black Knowe, mound 470m N of Lower Cottascarth Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1245
- Burness,broch & chapel 200m S of Ecclesiastical: chapel; Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM1253
- Kingshouse, mounds 390m NE of and 470m NNE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1392
- Boardhouse,mound 225m SSE of,Bimbister Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1341
- Knowe of Burrian, broch at Netherbrough Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM1431
- Sandyhall, mounds S of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1376
- Knowes of Trotty,mounds S of Netherhouse,Huntscarth Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM1316
- Lochview, standing stones and cairn SE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM7647
- Groundwater, burial mounds 500m ENE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM1351
- Stenness, stone circle and henge Prehistoric ritual and funerary: henge SM90285
- North Bigging, broch 80m SSW of Mithiest Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM1464
- Nettletar, broch 250m SW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM1468
- Varme Dale, mounds 470m ESE of Gorn Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1408
- Midland, burial mound 450m NNE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM1415
- Quoyer,mound 480m NNW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1335
- North Wald, mounds and burnt mounds 350m NNE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: burnt mound; Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1360
- Newhouse, cairn 35m SE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM1358
- Howe Harper,cairn 300m NW of Binscarth,Finstown Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM1281
- Wideford Hill,chambered cairn Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM90315
- Lavacroon, settlement W of Bu of Orphir Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement; Secular: Viking settlement, Norse settlement SM6405
- Staney Hill,standing stone 400m NNE of Feolquoy Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM1390
- Maes Howe, chambered cairn Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM90209
- Setter,two mounds Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM1404
- Tingwall, broch and mound 90m W of Tingwall House Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch; Secular: meeting place, thingstead, moot hill SM1473
- Ingashowe,broch 300m NE of,Finstown Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM1450
- St Nicholas' Church, settlement and mill, Orphir Ecclesiastical: church; Secular: Viking settlement, Norse settlement SM13379
- Ballarat House,burnt mound Prehistoric domestic and defensive: burnt mound SM1237
- Wass Wick,mound Prehistoric domestic and defensive: mound (domestic or defensive) SM1412
- Overbigging, enclosure 160m W of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cursus/bank barrow SM9674
- Ness of Woodwick, broch, 970m E of Lower Bisgarth Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM1467
- Houton, chapel 60m E of Sunnybraes Ecclesiastical: chapel SM3245
- Knowes of Euro, mounds 340m SW of Appietown, Gorsness Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM1313
- Syra Dale,two cairns 380m NNE of Setter Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM1396
- Knowe of Midgarth, settlement and cairn Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement; Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM1303
- Loch of Kirbister,enclosures on Holm of Groundwater Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM1463
- Burrian Broch,broch,Corrigall Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM1428
- West Puldrite, two mounds 280m NNW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM1413
- Barnhouse Stone, standing stone Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM90341
