Attractions near Kirkwall
Orkney Museum (1 Mile)*
Orkney Museum features Pre-historic and Viking Orkney in one of Scotland's finest displays, in the town house and gardens of an Orkney Laird.
Orkney Wireless Museum (1 Mile)*
This museum specialises in Orkney wartime and domestic radio memorabilia.
Balfour Castle (4 Miles)*
Balfour Castle was completed in 1848 to the order of the then owner, David Balfour, 4th Laird of Balfour and Trenabie. The Castle is said to incorporate 7 turrets, 12 exterior doors, 52 rooms and 365 panes of glass.
Maes Howe Chambered Cairn (6 Miles)*
Maes Howe is the finest megalithic tomb in north-west Europe, with a large mound covering a stone-built passage and a large burial chamber with cells in the walls.
Corrigall Farm Museum (10 Miles)*
Experience Orkney Farm and Folk life at the Kirkbuster and Corrigall farm museums. Buildings and grounds include a working barn with grain kiln; traditional crafts and livestock; horse drawn implements and machines.
Stromness Museum (12 Miles)*
Maritime and Natural history of Orkney.
Skara Brae Prehistoric Village (14 Miles)*
Skara Brae contains the best preserved group of Stone Age houses in Western Europe.
Ring of Brodgar Stone Circle & Henge (14 Miles)*
The Ring of Brodgar is a magnificent circle of upright stones with an enclosing ditch spanned by causeways.
* Distances shown are in a direct line. Distances by road will be longer.


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