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Attractions in Orkney
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Balfour Castle
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. |
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Corrigall Farm Museum
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. |
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Maes Howe Chambered Cairn
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. |
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Orkney Museum
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. |
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Orkney Wireless Museum
This museum specialises in Orkney wartime and domestic radio memorabilia. |
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Ring of Brodgar Stone Circle & Henge
The Ring of Brodgar is a magnificent circle of upright stones with an enclosing ditch spanned by causeways. |
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Skara Brae Prehistoric Village
Skara Brae contains the best preserved group of Stone Age houses in Western Europe. |
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Stromness Museum
Maritime and Natural history of Orkney. |
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