DetourmapPlaces worth the detour in Stromness
9 places worth going out of your way for lie within 8 km of Stromness, United Kingdom, across 2 kinds of detour; archaeological & historic sites are the largest group (5). Best known: Maes Howe. 5 of them rank as little-known. Click any card to open it on the map.
- Within 8 km
- 9
- Little known
- 5 of 9
All 9, ranked 9
Ranked by how many Wikipedia editions cover them.
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1.Maes Howe
Archaeological · Notable
Neolithic chambered cairn and passage grave situated on Mainland Orkney, Scotland
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2.Ring of Brodgar
Archaeological · Notable
Neolithic henge and stone circle on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland
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4.Graemsay
Nature · Notable
Island in the western approaches to Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
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5.Loch of Stenness
Nature · Hidden gem
Large brackish lake on Mainland, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK, outflows via The Bush to the Bay of Ireland
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9.North Gaulton Castle
Nature · Hidden gem
Sea stack off the western coast off the Orkney main island, Scotland, UK
Within reach of Stromness
Questions about this page
What is worth seeing near Stromness?
9 places within 8 km: 5 archaeological & historic sites and 4 nature & landscapes. The best known is Maes Howe.
Is there anything near Stromness that most visitors miss?
5 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 Stromness, 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.