History & Heritage in Lyness

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Hackness Martello Tower and Battery
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.

2.8 mls
The Ness of Brodgar
Attraction
Free

The Ness of Brodgar

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

11.3 mls
Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn
Attraction
Free

Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn

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

12.2 mls
Skara Brae
Attraction
Adults from £9

Skara Brae

Long before Stonehenge or even the Egyptian pyramids were built, Skara Brae was a thriving village.

15.6 mls
Barony Mill

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Attraction
From £5

Barony Mill

Orkney's only working water mill since 1873.

20.6 mls
Earl's Palace
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.

20.8 mls

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