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Midhowe Broch

Tourist attraction • Archaeological site

👍👍 Incredible Broch right next to Midhowe Cairn! The Broch was built 3,500 years after the Cairn. Really incredible inside as well! Both sites are worth the hike down then up the hill! Parking at the top of the hill for a few cars. People often mention Broch, worth,

Address

Orkney KW17 2PS, United Kingdom

Website

www.historicenvironment.scot

Contact

+44 1856 841815

Rating on Google Maps

4.70 (43 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Tuesday: Open 24 hours
  • Wednesday: Open 24 hours
  • Thursday: Open 24 hours
  • Friday: Open 24 hours
  • Saturday: Open 24 hours
  • Sunday: (Christmas Eve), Open 24 hours, Hours might differ
  • Monday: (Christmas Day), Open 24 hours, Hours might differ

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  • 5/5 I D. 5 years ago on Google
    Incredible Broch right next to Midhowe Cairn! The Broch was built 3,500 years after the Cairn. Really incredible inside as well! Both sites are worth the hike down then up the hill! Parking at the top of the hill for a few cars.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍
  • 5/5 Johnny G. 7 years ago on Google
    One of the lesser-known treasures of Orkney and worth the ferry crossing to Rousay alone, Midhowe is a stunning, cathedral-sized chambered cairn; the neighbouring Iron-Age Broch is equally impressive; both should be a must-see for anyone interested in Orkney's ancient heritage
    2 people found this review helpful 👍
  • 5/5 Samantha D. 2 years ago on Google
    What a stunning experience! It's amazing to walk around but the walk down and more so back up is challenging.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍
  • 5/5 Peter R. 6 years ago on Google
    Very large, intricate and altogether excellent pair of an open air Broch with a chambered cairn under a roof next door. These two structures alone merit taking a ferry over. There is a full days quality archaeology tourism on this island.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍
  • 4/5 Kevin B. 4 years ago on Google
    Very interesting to explore the remains of this historic site in a picturesque location. However, you need to he quite able-bodied to cross the fields from the parking area. The gradient is steep and ground conditions uneven.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍
  • 5/5 John H. 1 year ago on Google
    Astounding burial mound dating from 5000 years ago and a 1st century Broch. Not accessible to people with mobility problems but a must see for everyone else.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍
  • 5/5 Joseph P. 1 year ago on Google
    Amazing architecture, wonderful peice of history. Well worth the trip over by ferry for it.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍
  • 4/5 Joseph K. 2 years ago on Google
    It is a small site but very interesting. Don’t miss it if you have viewed the chambered cairn, it is a little further along the coast. Get inside and see how it was divided up into two households.
  • 5/5 Fraser C. 2 years ago on Google
    Find yourself back in time. One of the few places open during the pandemic.
  • 5/5 Victor Moreno A. 1 year ago on Google
    Best Cairn and Broch in all the Island
  • 5/5 Mark C. 4 years ago on Google
    This is a really cool site! Definitely worth checking out. It takes a short hike to get there, and going back it's a steep, uphill hike. But, worth it. The coastal scenery around it is also stunning. Great place!
  • 5/5 Lisethe M. 8 months ago on Google
    The most beautiful one seen sofar! You can really imagine how it might have looked, beautiful scenery, definitively worth the visit, could not leave the site.

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