The hill-fort on top of Dunideer near Insch is well worth the sweat & potential tears ascending it. The biggest warning I would give to any going there is watch yer feet for rabbit holes. Once at the top the views are stunning around the site, not to mention the medieval remains. As well as portions of vitrified walling stretching back to the Iron-Age.
Photos and a couple of videos of my visit to Dunideer at the following url:
The Ring of Bookan is easily missed, or at least I found it so when I visited the site in late July 2009, though I will blame the long grass of course. It’s an important though probably over passed site unless one knows it’s there (minus the long grass).
The Bookan henge lacks two features common to Brodgar and Stenness – an entrance causeway and outer bank. These, however, could easily have fallen victim to ploughing and farming over the centuries.
Within the ditch are a number of stones and a rough mound. It has been suggested that this is the remains of a cairn, but this remains speculation
Latter info source: Orkneyjar/Ring of Bookan.
My videos & photosgraphs at:
Weather on Orkney is fickle, yes that’s the word. This video taken in April 2010 during a field trip to the Brodgar henge was a precursor for a dash back to the bus.
Approach to the Stones of Stenness during a field trip to Orkney in April 2010, it was BALTIC!!!, that said Stenness, & Brodgar almost made it worthwhile. Imuch prefer these sites in the warmth though like I did months later.
Approach to the Ring of Brodgar, 2009.
Short video of the Cove whilst visiting the locality in 2009.
Interior video of the Unstan Cairn taken on my last day on Orkney mid August 2009 which up for the Ness of Brodgar dig & related sundries.
This was a grand day’s culmination walk from the main road to Stenness,Barnhouse, N.o.B., Brodgar to the Ring of Bookan, then back & out to Unstan.