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


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