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Site of Chapel + burial ground (C12)

📷 Christopher Hall · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Dogs welcome

Getting here

58.92717, -3.30719

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Oystercatcher, Curlew, Great Black-backed Gull +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Oystercatcher, Curlew, Great Black-backed Gull +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Campylium stellatum, Frizzled Crisp-moss, Fallacious Beard-moss +118 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Campylium stellatum, Frizzled Crisp-moss, Fallacious Beard-moss +118 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Hawker, Volucella pellucens +1 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Hawker, Volucella pellucens +1 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Two-horned Pincerwort, Raspberry Bryum, Common Threadwort +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 9Cycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Graemsay, skeleton of whale on the beach

📷 Christopher Hall · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Graemsay, skeleton of whale on the beach

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Stromness Golf ClubUrban park3 km→🌱Guardhouse ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Guardhouse ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Marwick Playing FieldUrban park4 km→🌱Stromness Golf ClubUrban park3.1 km→🌱Market GreenUrban park4.8 km→

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