Tankerness
Tankerness is a Village in the county of Orkney Islands.
Tankerness postcode: KW17 2QT
There are great places to visit near Tankerness.
Tankerness History
There are some historic monuments around Tankerness:
- Castle Howe, Norse Castle and prehistoric settlement Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM1434
- Helliar Holm,chambered cairn Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM1275
- Lamb Holm,settlement 450m WSW of Italian Chapel Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house SM6246
- Head of Work,long cairn Prehistoric ritual and funerary: long cairn SM1274
- Holm Battery, coast artillery battery 195m SW of East Breckan 20th Century Military and Related: Battery SM13500
- Linton, chapel & graveyard 140m ENE of, Shapinsay Ecclesiastical: chapel SM1482
- Burrody's Hill, enclosed settlement Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM13482
- Eves Howe,broch 640m N of Braebuster Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM1439
- Loch of Ayre, broch at N end of,St Mary's Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM1462
- East Broch of Burray Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM1438
- Hawell, burnt mound 105m SSW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: burnt mound SM1273
- Lower Cornquoy, barrow 225m SSE of, Holm Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM6153
- Castle Bloody,chambered cairn Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM1325
- Mor Stein or Standing Stone of Shapinsay Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM1323
- Rerwick Head, coastal battery (WW2) and camp 20th Century Military and Related: Anti-aircraft/barrage balloon site SM13556
- Hillock of Garth, cairn 900m S of Garth Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM1277
- North Cairn,chambered cairn,Rose Ness Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM1359
- Hillocks of Garth, burial mounds 70m SW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM1276
- Hillock of Howe,broch Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM1328
- Car Ness Battery,Car Ness 20th Century Military and Related: Battery SM3249
- Dingy's Howe,broch,Upper Sanday Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM1435
- Bay of Meil, chapel 250m W of Holland Ecclesiastical: chapel SM2438
