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Earl's Palace

Alternative names for Earl's Palace

Birsay Palace

Where is Earl's Palace?

Earl's Palace is in the parish of Birsay and the county of Orkney.

Grid reference:HY 24803 27775

Lat / long:59.130118,-3.315579

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OS Map for Earl's Palace

OS map 463
Orkney – West Mainland (Stromness & Graemsay)
OS Explorer map 463


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Directions to Earl's Palace

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Weather at Earl's Palace

6°C
max 6°C / min 6°C
29km/h NNE
1005mb
55%
93%
06:01 18:37

Overcast clouds
Weather observed at Stromness at 14:42
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References (books)

The Castles of Scotland
Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015
The Castles of Western and Northern Scotland
Mike Slater
Malvern, 1995

References (websites)

Listed Building record
Scheduled Monument record
Canmore
Historic Environment Scotland
Wikipedia
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Castles near Earl's Palace

Castle Of Snusgar (site of)

8.2km away

Burn Of Lushan Castle (site of)

9.6km away

Westness Castle

12.8km away

Ellibister Castle (site of)

14.8km away

Castle Bloody (site of)

14.9km away

Gernaness

16.7km away

Bu Of Cairston Castle

18.4km away

Cubbie Roo's Castle

19.4km away

Langskaill Castle

19.5km away
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Ancient sites near Earl's Palace

Green Hill broch, cists

24.9km away

Green Hill broch

37.4km away

Green Hill of Scarton broch

38.7km away

Burrowston (possible) broch

38.8km away

Outer Green Hill broch

39.3km away

Green Hill of Hestigeo broch

39.7km away

The Skeo broch

39.9km away

Scarfskerry broch

53.5km away

Rattarburn (possible) (site of) broch

53.8km away
more ancient sites....
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Pictish stones near Earl's Palace

Brough Of Birsay Class II symbol stone

1.1km away

Oxtro Class I symbol stone

1.1km away

Knowe of Burrian Class I symbol stone

12.5km away

Sands of Evie Class I symbol stone

13.0km away

Gurness 1 Class I symbol stone

13.3km away

Redland Class I symbol stone

16.8km away

Burness (possible) Class I symbol stone

18.5km away

Orphir 1 Class I symbol stone

24.8km away

Orphir 2 Class I symbol stone

24.8km away
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Pictish sites near Earl's Palace

St. Ninian's Isle hoard

146.4km away

Burghead fort

159.0km away

Gaulcross hoard

166.0km away

Torvean silver chain

193.0km away

Parkhill silver chain

222.3km away

Nigg silver chain

234.9km away

Dunnicaer fort

250.4km away

Norrie's Law hoard

320.4km away

Traprain Law silver chain

353.9km away
more Pictish sites....
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Accommodation near Earl's Palace

Birsay SYHA Hostel
hostelIsle of Birsay
1.0km away
Merkister Hotel
hotelHarray
10.0km away
The Stromness Hotel
hotelStromness
19.6km away
Hoy SYHA Hostel
hostelHoy
24.3km away
Houton Bay Lodge
hotelOrphir
24.9km away
Orcades Hostel
hostelKirkwall
25.4km away
Kirkwall SYHA Hostel
hostelKirkwall
26.2km away
Lav rockha Guest House
hotelKirkwall
27.4km away
Rackwick SYHA Hostel
hostelHoy
28.4km away
Eday SYHA Hostel
hostelEday
33.3km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Earl's Palace

The Storehouse
caféJohn O'Groats
55.9km away
Holborn Hotel
hotel, barThurso
60.7km away
Red Pepper Restaurant
restaurantThurso
60.7km away
Royal Hotel Thurso
hotel, restaurant, barThurso
60.8km away
Ackergill Tower
hotel, restaurant, barWick
73.7km away
Royal Golf Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barDornoch
144.8km away
The Eagle
hotel, restaurant, barDornoch
144.9km away
Dornoch Castle Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barDornoch
144.9km away
Railway Hotel
hotel, barTain
152.5km away
Royal Hotel Tain
hotel, bar, restaurantTain
152.5km away
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Published on the 2nd of April 2016 at 7:19 pm. Updated on the 22nd of July 2016 at 10:29 pm.

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