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  Italian Chapel

  Arts & Entertainment » Religious & Spiritual » Churches & Christian Places in Orkney

  Lambholm, Orkney

  2 reviews

  Tags: chapel, church

  Portree_Kid (3989 points) 02-04-2008 •••••5

  This chapel is awesome. It was built by some Italian POWs in WWII using plasterboard and leftover concrete.more...

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  Skara Brae

  Arts & Entertainment » Museums in Orkney

  near Skaill Home Farm, Orkney Mainland, Orkney

  4 reviews

  Tags: ancient, archaeology, astonishing, neolithic, village

  Portree_Kid (3989 points) 02-04-2008 •••••5

  I don’t have much to add to the previous poster. Just make sure to visit it when on the Orkney Islands.more...

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  Broch of Gurness

  Arts & Entertainment » Landmarks in Orkney

  23km north west of Kirkwall on the A966, Aikerness, Orkney KW17 2NH

  1 review

  Tags: broch, iron-age, prehistoric, views, village

  dmj1962 (46934 points) 04-12-2007 •••••5

  This is a ruined Iron-Age broch and associated prehistoric village from around the first or second century BC, with an absolutely spectacular setti...more...

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  Maeshowe Chambered Cairn (Neolithic Tomb)

  Arts & Entertainment » Day Trips in Orkney

  14km west of Kirkwall on the A965, Tormiston Mill, Orkney KW16 3HA

  1 review

  Tags: amazing, atmospheric, mysterious, neolithic, tomb

  dmj1962 (46934 points) 30-11-2007 •••••5

  Maeshowe looks like little more than a grassy mound from the nearby main road. But it is the finest chambered tomb in northern Europe - bar none. O...more...

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  The Dwarfie Stane

  Arts & Entertainment » Landmarks in Orkney

  On the road between Quoyness and Rackwick hamlets, Island of Hoy, Orkney

  1 review

  Tags: ancient, mysterious, neolithic, stone, tomb

  dmj1962 (46934 points) 29-11-2007 •••••5

  The Dwarfie Stane lies a short walk from the road between Quoyness and Rackwick. It's a 5,000-year old neolithic tomb, hollowed out of a huge singl...more...

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