03/01/2022 – View across to Kinpurney Hill hillfort from our sandwich spot on East Kinpurney Hill. Good place to see the ramparts from.
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03/01/2022 – Low grass bank surrounding the tower, probably unrelated to the hillfort.
26/09/2021 – Brahan Wood chambered cairn. Looking over the two chambers.
12/09/2021 – The ‘well’ inside the broch. Very much like the one at Broch of Gurness we had seen earlier in the week.
12/09/2021 – From inside the broch to the walls of the laird’s house above.
12/09/2021 – I love the colours. How these walls are still standing though!
11/09/2021 – The walk up to Sumburgh Head. Cliffs are good for birds. Coffee shop at lighthouse is very good.
10/09/2021 – Weisdale Hill cairn viewed from west. Not the best of days for a visit. Still had fun though.
09/09/2021 – ‘anyone down there?’ I’m not a fan of these ‘wells’, bit creepy.
08/09/2021 – Standing in front of the entrance to the Dwarfie Stane, the rock shelter is straight ahead, high up in the Dwarfie Hamars. Red arrow points to it :-)
08/09/2021 – Looking down towards the Dwarfie Stane from the rock shelter high up in the Dwarfie Hamars.
08/09/2021 – Looking towards Mainland Orkney from the rock shelter high up in the Dwarfie Hamars.
08/09/2021 – The floor of the rock shelter. Not sure I’d feel safe sleeping here with that roof.
008/09/2021 – Patrick Stone. Large erratic stone. Someone’s put windows and a door in front to make it look like a house from a distance!
08/09/2021 – Patrick Stone. Natural holes on top. I couldn’t see any cup and ring marks.
08/09/2021 – View over ‘rejected’ blocking stone to the Dwarfie Stane.
08/09/2021 – The ‘rejected’ blocking stone. The end’s better shaped than the one next to the entrance.
08/09/2021 – Looking down to the Dwarfie Stane from above the Hamars.
05/09/2021 – Early morning bus from Stromness. Just us and the stones for a while on a sunny Sunday morning, pretty magic.
04/09/2021 – From inside Holburn Head Promontory Fort, looking across to Dunnet Head, most northern point on the mainland.
04/09/2021 – Looking towards Holburn Head. The remains of the wall cutting off the fort can be seen.
22/08/2021 – The nice Bochel hut circles info post. Yes, it’s at a very jaunty angle!
22/08/2021 – The Bochel hut circles with info post beyond.
01/08/2021 – Good to be out of the trees and see the top in sight. Approached from west.
