The Howe

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
HY276109

Also known as:

Hillock of Howe and The Howe of Howe

Nearest town:

Stromness (3km WSW)

OS reference:

HY276109

OS sheet:

6

Latitude:

58° 58' 45.61 N

Longitude:

3° 15' 34.53 W

Added to TMA by

wideford

Sites (4)
Images (10)
Fieldnotes (1)
Folklore (1)

Sites in The Howe

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Images

Image of The Howe (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by wideford

June 22nd 1980

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wideford Jul 26, 2006

Image of The Howe (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by wideford

June 22nd 1980

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wideford Jul 26, 2006

Image of The Howe (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by wideford

June 22nd 1980

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wideford Jul 26, 2006

Image of The Howe (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by wideford

April 12th 1981

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wideford Jul 26, 2006

Image of The Howe (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by wideford

May 21st 1981

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wideford Jul 26, 2006

Image of The Howe (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by wideford

May 1981

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wideford Jul 26, 2006

Image of The Howe (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by wideford

June 1981

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wideford Jul 26, 2006

Image of The Howe (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by wideford

August 1981

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wideford Jul 26, 2006

Image of The Howe (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by wideford

August 1981

Image credit: wideford

wideford Jul 26, 2006

Image of The Howe (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by wideford

August 1981

Image credit: wideford

wideford Jul 26, 2006

Articles

The Howe

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork

wideford Dec 23, 2003

NMRS No. HY21SE 41. Nothing to see now, move along. All that is left under the soil is the incompletely excavated tomb and whatever might have preceded that.

VERY multi-period: probable Viking longhouse, Pictish settlement, souterrain, broch, roundhouse, passage grave...

The Howe

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork

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LauraC Jul 21, 2015

“Then there is the story of a young Orphir man who spent a whole year among the fairies in the Hillock of Howe, near Stromness, and of how he danced there all that time with a jar of whisky on his shoulder. When he was finally pulled out, he complained he had not been allowed to finish his jig. It was only when he saw the uppers of his boots dangling about his ankles that he realised he had danced the soles completely off”

Source: A peculiar people and other Orkney tales by Leask (1931)

Sites within 20km of The Howe

The Howe

0km N

2

2
The Howe

Passage Grave • 0km N

4

1
Cummi Howe

Broch • 0.82km E

13

4
Deepdale

Standing Stones • 0.91km WNW

15

1

6
Point of Onston

Promontory Fort • 1.01km NE

1

3
Unstan

Cairn(s) • 1.06km NE

64

10

1
Corn Hillock

Chambered Cairn • 1.15km ESE

5

3
Quoyelsh

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.28km SW

9

2
Nether Bigging

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.68km ENE

2
Standing Stones Hotel

Chambered Cairn • 2.81km ENE

2

4
Salt Knowe

Round Barrow(s) • 2.93km NE

7

7
Ness of Brodgar Cairns

Cairn(s) • 3.02km NE

1
Wasbister Disc Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 3.08km NNE

16

1
Ring of Brodgar

Stone Circle • 3.08km NE

143

16

22

5
Comet Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.14km NE

26

7

2
Fresh Knowe

Chambered Cairn • 3.19km NE

9

4
Quholm, Burn of Una

Burnt Mound / Fulacht Fia • 3.2km W

12

2
Plumcake Mound

Round Barrow(s) • 3.21km NE

5

4
Bookan Cairns

Cairn(s) • 3.26km NNE

21

4
Lochview

Standing Stones • 3.29km ENE

18

1

13
Wasbister Cairn

Cairn(s) • 3.29km NNE

9

1
Ness of Brodgar

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.35km ENE

3

3

43

5
Bookan

Chambered Cairn • 3.38km NNE

15

3

2
The Watchstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.44km ENE

17

8

1
The Standing Stones of Stenness

Stone Circle • 3.48km ENE

87

2

18

3
The Brecks

Cairn(s) • 3.54km NNE

49

7
Skae Frue

Cairn(s) • 3.54km N

9

6
Stone of Odin

Holed Stone • 3.57km ENE

2

2

11

1
Barnhouse Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.66km ENE

58

4

2
Ring of Bookan

Henge • 3.68km N

9

14

1
Barnhouse Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.91km ENE

6

1

5
Stackrue-Lyking Mound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.22km NNW

4

2
Stackrue Broch

Stone Fort / Dun • 4.23km NNW

15

6

1
Voy

Crannog • 4.36km NW

25

3

1
Voy

Burnt Mound / Fulacht Fia • 4.47km WNW

4

1
Harray Viewpoint

Broch • 4.51km NE

6

2
Linga Fold

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 4.55km NW

1
Maeshowe

Chambered Tomb • 4.56km ENE

46

1

16

30

7
Brockan

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.67km WSW

10

1

2
Burrian Broch

Broch • 4.67km NNE

1

1
Leafea

Standing Stones • 4.76km WSW

16

6
Grimston

Broch • 4.87km NE

9

1
Burn of Cruland

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.95km WNW

2

1
Vola

Round Barrow(s) • 4.97km NE

14

4
Sower

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.01km SE

5

2
Via Mound

Round Barrow(s) • 5.24km NW

6

2
Via Mound

Cist • 5.24km NW

3

3
Breckness

Broch • 5.33km WSW

12

2
Stones of Via

Burial Chamber • 5.33km NW

3

1

3
Via Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 5.49km NW

1

3
Rosemount and Easthouse

Round Barrow(s) • 5.6km NNW

1
Shennar Howe

Cairn(s) • 5.6km N

2
Pickaquoy

Artificial Mound • 5.82km NE

4

2
Lower Hobbister

Artificial Mound • 5.83km ENE

5

3
Loch of Clumly

Broch • 6.08km NW

4

2
Feolquoy

Round Barrow(s) • 6.14km NE

1

3
Knowe of Gullow

Broch • 6.21km NE

2

2
South Seatter

Standing Stones • 6.29km WNW

1

2
Staney Hill

Chambered Cairn • 6.39km NE

17

5
Henge

Round Barrow(s) • 6.42km NE

3
Staney Hill

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.44km NE

13

1

7
Maesquoy

Standing Stones • 6.59km NE

1

1
Ward Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 6.6km E

3

1
Knowe of Burrian (Garth Farm)

Broch • 6.72km NE

2

2
Stockan

Cairn(s) • 7km NNW

1
Dale

Souterrain • 7.08km NE

4

3
Hurkisgarth

Round Barrow(s) • 7.13km NW

1

3
Appiehouse

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.27km NE

7

5
Hill of Heddle

Round Barrow(s) • 7.35km ENE

1

1
Brough of Bigging

Cliff Fort • 7.43km WNW

6

3
Knowe of Angerow

Round Barrow(s) • 7.5km WNW

11

2
Broch of Borwick

Broch • 7.58km WNW

18

6

1
Wasdale

Crannog • 7.68km ENE

32

10
Burrian (Russland)

Broch • 7.71km NNE

2

3
Vetquoy

Round Barrow(s) • 7.73km NNW

1
Howe Harper

Cairn(s) • 7.76km ENE

11

4

1
Knowe of Nebigarth

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 7.91km WNW

3
Loch of Skaill Niche

Natural Rock Feature • 7.97km NW

2

1

2
Nettletar

Broch • 8.02km NE

6

2
Rowamo Cottage

Burnt Mound / Fulacht Fia • 8.41km ENE

3

1
Green Hill of Quoyness

Broch • 8.44km SSW

7

2
Brough of Braebister

Promontory Fort • 8.45km SW

15

2
Knowe of Geoso

Chambered Cairn • 8.47km WNW

8

4
Snaba Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 8.47km ENE

4

2
Hourston

Crannog • 8.75km N

3

2
Harproo

Dyke • 8.78km ESE

4

1

4
Gyre

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.88km ESE

2

2
The Fairy Knowe

Chambered Cairn • 8.95km ENE

55

1

12

2
Konger’s Knowe

Round Barrow(s) • 8.99km ESE

12

6
Millhouse

Round Barrow(s) • 9.01km NW

1
Skaill road

Standing Stones • 9.01km WNW

1

2
Lyde Road

Round Barrow(s) • 9.08km NE

1
Skara Brae

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.08km WNW

64

6

21

5
The Hillock

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.09km ENE

15

3
Graystane

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.23km E

4

4
Knowes of Trotty

Cairn(s) • 9.24km NE

6

7

1
Hillock of Breakna

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.61km E

10

4
North Biggin

Broch • 9.62km NNE

9

3
Russel Howe

Cairn(s) • 9.64km NW

10

3
Grind

Round Barrow(s) • 9.72km NNW

1
Burrian (Corrigall)

Broch • 9.74km NE

5

3
Skaill Church

Standing Stones • 9.82km NW

1

2
Knowe of Verron

Broch • 9.95km WNW

21

2

3
East House

Round Barrow(s) • 9.97km N

1
Dounby House

Round Barrow(s) • 10.03km N

1
Linnahowe

Artificial Mound • 10.13km NW

7

5
Quinni Moan

Round Barrow(s) • 10.21km N

1
Knowe of Makerhouse

Burnt Mound / Fulacht Fia • 10.34km N

2
Toy Ness

Artificial Mound • 10.34km E

11

1
Upper Garson

Standing Stones • 10.49km NW

1

1
Dwarfie Hamars

Cave / Rock Shelter • 10.7km SSW

6

1
Knowes of Howana

Round Barrow(s) • 10.82km NNW

1
The Dwarfie Stane

Chambered Tomb • 10.95km SSW

46

18

4
Patrick Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 11.15km SSW

3

1
Nabban

Cist • 11.49km ENE

6

1
Ingshowe Broch

Broch • 11.51km ENE

19

2
Vestrafiold

Cairn(s) • 11.69km NW

1
Knowes of Yonbell

Cairn(s) • 11.98km NW

1
Chapel Knowe

Broch • 12.11km ENE

1

2
Rennibister

Souterrain • 12.16km ENE

33

5

4
Wideford Hill

Dyke • 13.1km ENE

8

2
Harraymen’s Graves

Stone Row / Alignment • 13.12km NE

1
Knowe of Skorn

Chambered Cairn • 13.15km NW

1
Wideford Hill

Chambered Cairn • 13.3km ENE

42

8

1
Oyce of Isbister

Round Barrow(s) • 13.41km ENE

1

3
Spurdagrove

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.63km NNW

3

3
Berrydale

Round Barrow(s) • 13.78km NNW

1
Ravie Hill

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.94km NNW

1

3
Queena Fjold

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.09km NNW

15

4
Quanterness

Chambered Tomb • 14.19km ENE

5

4
Loch of Boardhouse

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.28km N

4

5
Wideford

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.49km ENE

5

3
St Mary’s Kirk (Isbister)

Broch • 14.59km ENE

7

1
Knowe of Nesthouse

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.77km N

2
Sandyhall

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.9km ENE

4

2
Crossiecrown

Cairn(s) • 15.13km ENE

2

1
Seven Knowes

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.21km NE

8

2
Kirbister Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.46km N

1
Wheebin

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.54km NNW

9

6
Lingrow

Chambered Tomb • 15.71km E

7

3
Oxtro Broch

Broch • 15.93km NNW

11

3

1
Saverock

Burnt Mound / Fulacht Fia • 15.95km ENE

7

4
Broch of Lingro

Broch • 15.98km E

17

8
Hundland Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 16.12km N

1
Saverock

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.18km ENE

9

6
Pickaquoy

Cairn(s) • 16.44km ENE

7

3
Crantit

Souterrain • 16.45km E

18

1

4
Grain Souterrain

Souterrain • 16.55km ENE

24

6

1
Nether Crantit

Souterrain • 16.6km E

5

1
St. Magnus’s Well

Sacred Well • 16.67km NNW

4

2
Stanerandy

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.69km NNW

11

7
Newan

Chambered Cairn • 16.77km NNW

4

3
Scapa

Round Barrow(s) • 17.14km E

2

3
Hillhead Well

17.19km E

4
Hillhead Enclosure

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.2km E

16

5
Tingwall

Broch • 17.21km NE

23

5
Redland South

Chambered Cairn • 17.35km NE

12

4
Mittens

Round Barrow(s) • 17.38km N

1

3
Quoys

Chambered Cairn • 17.43km NE

1
Knowe of Dishero

Broch • 17.44km ENE

13

2
Redland North

Chambered Cairn • 17.5km NE

1
Knowe of Buckquoy

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.54km NNW

6

6
Knowe of Midgarth

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.57km NE

10

2
Point of Buckquoy

Round Barrow(s) • 17.65km NNW

7

4
Point of Buckquoy

Standing Stones • 17.65km NNW

4

1
Knowe of Crustan

Round Barrow(s) • 18.06km NNW

8

5
Knowe of Stenso

Broch • 18.08km NE

11

2
Knowes of Lingro

Round Barrow(s) • 18.08km N

7

1

5
Knowes of Lingro

Cist • 18.08km N

2

1
Crustan

Round Barrow(s) • 18.16km NNW

2

3
Knowe of Grugar

Broch • 18.22km NNE

12

3
Burgar

Chambered Cairn • 18.35km NNE

10

2
Broch of Burgar

Broch • 18.4km NNE

5

1
Lower Arsdale

Carving • 18.5km NNE

2
Ness of Woodwick

Broch • 18.67km NE

10

2
Peterkirk

Broch • 18.79km NNE

5

2
Costa Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 18.85km N

2

3
Broch of Gurness

Broch • 19.06km NE

37

8

2
The Five Hillocks

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.13km E

5

3
Twi Ness

Cairn(s) • 19.82km ENE

3

2
Berstane Broch

Broch • 19.86km E

9

1