History & Heritage in Kirkwall

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Attraction
Free

Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn

Discover a 5,000-year-old Neolithic tomb where bones of men, dogs and oxen were found buried.

Attraction
Free

The Ness of Brodgar

Under excavation since 2004, the site was once a massive complex of Neolithic buildings dating from around 3000BC.

Attraction
Adults £7.50

Hackness Martello Tower and Battery

Discover the history of these well-preserved coastal defenses to protect merchant shipping interests during the Napoleonic Wars.

Attraction
From £5

Barony Mill

Orkney's only working water mill since 1873.

Attraction
Free

Earl's Palace

Explore the ruins of Robert Stewart's home, who rose to the position of Earl of Orkney in the late 1500s and was Mary Queen of Scots' half-brother.