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Attractions in Orkney

Sights, markets, museums and nights out in Orkney, with our top choices first and then the places readers open most.

51 places

Brough of Birsay

Historic siteBrough of Birsay

Waulkmill Bay

SightWaulkmill Bay

Noup Head Lighthouse

LandmarkNoup Head Lighthouse

Midhowe Tomb & Chambered Cairn

Historic siteMidhowe Tomb & Chambered Cairn

ChurchItalian Chapel | Orkney

Ness of Brodgar

Historic siteNess of Brodgar

a stone monument in a grassy field with a body of water in the background

LandmarkTomb of the Eagles

Westray Heritage Trust

MuseumWestray Heritage Trust

Orkney Fossil & Heritage Centre

MuseumOrkney Fossil & Heritage Centre

Orkneyinga Saga Centre

MuseumOrkneyinga Saga Centre

a lighthouse on top of a cliff near the ocean

Dwarfie Stane

Historic siteDwarfie Stane

Unstan Chambered Cairn

LandmarkUnstan Chambered Cairn

Sanday Heritage Centre

MuseumSanday Heritage Centre

Earls Bu & Church : Orphir

Historic siteEarls Bu & Church : Orphir

Broch of Gurness

LandmarkBroch of Gurness

Banks Chambered Tomb

LandmarkBanks Chambered Tomb

Knap of Howar

RuinsKnap of Howar

Scapa Flow Museum

MuseumScapa Flow Museum

Hackness Martello Tower and Battery

LandmarkHackness Martello Tower and Battery

Stromness Museum

MuseumStromness Museum

Noltland Castle

CastleNoltland Castle

Deerness

Maeshowe Chambered Cairn

Historic siteMaeshowe Chambered Cairn

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