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Looking along the straight row of abandoned dwellings that formed the street in... (more)

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A grassy track leads along HY6845 : Sanday - Ortie abandoned village - Street view and exits the village at its eastern... (more)

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A view of the eastern end of the abandoned village of Ortie looking back from... (more)

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This little building is a former croft to be found at the Heritage Centre in... (more)

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This remarkable structure is a faithful reconstruction of a 'Burnt... (more)

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The view east-northeastwards along the beach to the east of the abandoned... (more)

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The view south-southwestwards along the beach to the east of the abandoned... (more)

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With its vertical black and white stripes Start Point lighthouse on the far... (more)

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As with HY7644 : Sanday - Curlew in flight these curlew (Numenius arquata) were flying inland from... (more)

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As well as the abandoned houses of the former village of Ortie on Sanday, there... (more)

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This cist (see shared description for "Cist" below) forms part of... (more)

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Four curlew (Numenius arquata) in flight inland from Scuthvie Bay on the island... (more)

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Beautiful white sands along the coast of Sanday bordering Scuthvie Bay. The... (more)

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At the back of HY6841 : Sanday - Meur Burnt Mound, Lady Village is this semi-circular wall which supports the mound... (more)

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The hearth (to the rear) and trough of HY6841 : Sanday - Meur Burnt Mound, Lady Village See that linked photo for... (more)

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Sanday is linked to three undersea power cables. The one marked by this sign... (more)

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Looking towards Lashy Sound, The Calf of Eday and Eday. The B9070 runs... (more)

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Hermisgarth is a typical cattle rearing farm of Sanday. Plenty of out buildings... (more)

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According to the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of... (more)

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From... (more)

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There is an entry for the bank on the Royal Commission on the Ancient and... (more)

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HY6134 : Cairn, Hacks Ness, Sanday, Orkney can be seen beyond. See HY6543 : Kelp drying wall, Knowe of Yarrow, Sanday, Orkney for information about kelp... (more)

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The quarry lies on the western coast of the peninsula forming the NW tip of... (more)

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The cottage is part of a farmstead which was built on a mound which is probably... (more)

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The farmstead comprised a byre, a barn, a shed and two houses. The dammed... (more)

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This is a military structure which dates from the 1920s and was built on the... (more)

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This structure used to have a concrete roof. It was possibly a signal or... (more)

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The settlement lies beneath Lopness farm. Stonework and midden material can... (more)

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Looking towards Lashy Sound and the Calf of Eday.

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Roos Loch is now land locked with a barrier that can be seen just left of the... (more)

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This cairn is on the inner holm. There are similar cairns located nearby on the... (more)

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The Croos is a rocky strand on the coastline below The Wart.

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This is the mill pond for HY6239 : Boloquoy Mill which can be seen in the distance.

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Looking along the coast towards Pool Bay.

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There were vegetable gardens in this area in the 19th century. Rhubarb can... (more)

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Lashy Sound, Calf of Eday and Eday can be seen behind the farmstead.

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Looking across Bay of Brough.

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The machine is inscribed, "Rob Broadbent & Son Stalybridge Blake... (more)

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Looking towards Westayre Loch, from which the channel flows.

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The enclosure is shown on the OS six inch map published in 1882.

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The photo shows the power lines crossing The Clogg to serve the properties on... (more)

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The quarry was developed to provide materials for the construction of the... (more)

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The OS six inch map published in 1882 shows the farmstead to have had a well and... (more)

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Looking towards the dunes on the eastern side of Cata Sand.

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Looking towards Broughtown and the Ness of Brough.

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Looking towards HY6441 : Stack at Taing of the Pund, Sanday. The Calf of Eday and Eday can be seen on the horizon.

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Looking towards, from left to right on the horizon, the Holms of Ire, the... (more)

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Looking towards the Calf of Eday. The buoys came from the Kingfisher crab and... (more)

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The wall goes down to the B9070 and continues on the other side of the road as... (more)

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