DetourmapPlaces worth the detour in Kirkwall
9 places worth going out of your way for lie within 8 km of Kirkwall, United Kingdom, across 2 kinds of detour; archaeological & historic sites are the largest group (7). Best known: HMS Royal Oak (08). 8 of them rank as little-known. Click any card to open it on the map.
- Within 8 km
- 9
- Little known
- 8 of 9
All 9, ranked 9
Ranked by how many Wikipedia editions cover them.
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3.Holm of Grimbister
Nature · Hidden gem
Inhabited tidal islet in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland
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4.Quanterness
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Neolithic chambered cairn and Iron Age roundhouse in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
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7.Wideford Hill Chambered Cairn
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Neolithic chambered cairn located on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland
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8.Grain Earth House
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Underground building in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
Within reach of Kirkwall
Questions about this page
What is worth seeing near Kirkwall?
9 places within 8 km: 7 archaeological & historic sites and 2 nature & landscapes. The best known is HMS Royal Oak (08).
Is there anything near Kirkwall that most visitors miss?
8 of these 9 places rank as little known — they carry a Wikipedia article in only a handful of languages, which is usually the difference between a queue and an empty path. They are in the ranked list below, furthest down.
How is the 8 km radius measured?
As the crow flies from the centre of Kirkwall, not by driving time. A place inside the circle can still be a long way round by road, and the distance to each is on its card on the map.
Where does this information come from?
Every place is drawn from Wikidata (CC0), with photographs from Wikimedia Commons and a link to its English Wikipedia article. Selection is deterministic: a place is here because Wikidata files it under one of the classes this atlas carries and it has coordinates, a photo and an article. Nothing is written or chosen by an AI, and the ranking is simply how many Wikipedia language editions cover a place.