Cemeteries · Scottish Islands
Pierowall
Pierowall in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
About
Pierowall is a place of interest in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Pierowall is a village of Westray in the Orkney Islands, off the coast of the northern Scottish mainland. The village is the island's largest settlement and lies near its northern end, around Pierowall Bay. It has a variety of historical remains dating from the Neolithic, the Iron Age, the Middle Ages, and later, including a large pagan Norse cemetery. In 1961 it had a population of 108.
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- Coordinates
- 59.3180, -2.9904
- Address
- Pierowall, Westray, KW17 2BZ
- Official site
- westrayheritage.co.uk
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Pierowall?
- Pierowall is in Scottish Islands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 59.3180°, -2.9904°.