North Ronaldsay Island
North Ronaldsay Island
North Ronaldsay Island
19 North Ronaldsay
Seal Skerry
Trolla (seal and
Vatn cormorant
= WALKS Green colony)
Skerry 13
Garso
Wick
Lindswick 10 27
28 Bewan
Scottigar Loch Kirk
8 Loch Taing
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Garso Scottigar 12
Turrieness Loch Pier
Taing Dennis Taing
Hill
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31 16 Mill and Windmill Pillar: The new mill
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and was used for grinding corn; it was
0 reputedly one of the last working windmills
in Scotland. A mill at Verhouse Brae, which
Bay of
Ryasgeo 7 has now disappeared, predates the windmill
Ancum and water mill; it fell into disuse after its
Loch unhooped grinding stone split and killed the
miller.
33 17 Brae of Stennabreck: The Brae is a small
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steep hill containing a cluster of small stone
Linklet
Bay huts on its summit. Relics found at this
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Church 26
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34 Antiquities in Edinburgh.
22 18 Site of Burial Ground and Kirk of St.
32 25
Burrian
Brides: Sparse traces remain of this kirk
Air Inn and which was contemporary with the kirk at
Field P.O. Senness and St Olaf’s near old kirk.
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4 Hooking 19 Broch of Burrian: The Broch tower itself
3 Community
Centre Loch �����������������������������������������
35 5 piece of a very extensive Iron Age settlement
2 15 which stood on the shore of Strom Ness.
1 The settlement was evidently occupied
16 2 Km
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Gretchen among the relics were found several objects
Loch which were distinctively Christian. The
17 Burrian Cross found inscribed on a piece of
Bridesness 18 flat stone has been adopted as a motif in
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Loch modern Orkney jewellery.
23 Toilets
Pier Bridesness 20 Store-House at Noust of Howar:���������
24 Nouster Point a grain store pending shipment to Kirkwall
Bay when grain was part of the rental payment
Brides Ithy �������������������������������������������
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hiding place for young men seeking to evade
the Press Gang.
21 Howmae Brae:�����������������������������
12 Old Beacon: Made necessary by the high ������������������������������������������������
��������������������������������������� 19 the Standing Stone and Muckle Gersty,
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Stromness
13 The New Lighthouse: ������������������������ Point 23 Bird Observatory:����������������������
tallest land based lighthouse in the British visitors welcome.
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24 Pier
14 Water Mill: Ruins of a mill driven by an 15 Knowe o’ Samilands: One of several
undershot weir which ran concurrently with mounds made by the dumping of burnt 25 Airfield
the windmill near Peckhole, until they were stones used to heat water for cooking in 26 New Kirk: (North Ronaldsay Archive
������������������������������������������ ancient times. Exhibition).
Sheep
North Ronaldsay 20
GUEST HOUSE
There is little evidence of the true origin of North Ronaldsay’s seaweed-eating sheep. 23 - Bird Observatory, (★★★���� �� ����� ���� ������
Range of accommodation including dormitory, family
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surrounds the island, being brought inside the wall only at lambing. When the clipping and ����������� ������� ����� ����� ���� ����������� ����� ���
dipping seasons arrive the sheep are herded off the beaches into the stone-built ‘Punds’ by ������������������������������������������
e-mail [email protected], www.nrbo.co.uk
the collective efforts of the island’s sheep farmers. The act of punding is perhaps one of the
last remaining elements of communal farming in Orkney. SELF CATERING
23 - Modern Hostel (★★★★�����������������������
Bird Observatory with self-catering kitchen, etc. Ten
bed spaces in three dormitories. Contact details as for
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HOSTEL
27 - Dennishill, Self-catering. (★★★SC) - Renovated
crofthouse, fully equipped. Ideal for a quiet stress free
holiday. Weekend lets available. Free cycles provided.
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hotmail.com, www.island-cottage.co.uk
Crafts
21 North Ronaldsay
33 - A Yarn from North Ronaldsay Ltd�����������������
and yarn spun from the unique North Ronaldsay
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sheep available on the island. Contact Mrs J. Donnelly.
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North Ronaldsay
Other Services ��������������������������������������������
34 - Doctor����������������������������������������� The services to North Ronaldsay are carried out by the vessels m.v.
���������������������������� Earl Thorfinn��������������������������������������m.v. Earl t: (01856) 872044
35 - Bank – Monthly, please inquire at Post Office. Sigurd����������������������������������������������������������������
30 - Post Office����������������������������� on all vessels at modest prices.
36 - Golf Course, nine-hole links course, clubs available ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������
������������������������������������������������������� Proposed Sailing Times from Kirkwall for North Ronaldsay and Return
35 - Community Centre. All departure times are estimates and are subject to alteration due to cargo operations. All arrivals in Kirkwall subject to change
due to cargo operations. All “weather permitting” and subject to confirmation on the day before sailing.
Further Reading
A Window on North Ronaldsay, by P.A. Tulloch. Island Tuesday Sailings
Saga, by M. Scott.
Kirkwall North Ronaldsay Papa Westray Kirkwall
Orkney Days, by C. Muir.
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Transport links However on the following dates: 12 May, 19 May, 26 May, 2 June, 9 June, 8 September and
22 Sepember 2009 it will be replaced by:
Kirkwall Papa Westray North Ronaldsay Kirkwall
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Sunday flights operate all summer