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'''Bimbister''' is a village on the [[Orkney Islands]], |
'''Bimbister''' is a village on the [[Orkney Islands]], Scotland. The [[A986 road (Great Britain)|A986]] is the main road through the village. The [[Bronze Age]] cemetery, the [[Knowes of Trotty]], which includes twelve surviving burial mounds, lies to the east of the village. Bimbister is within the parish of Birsay and Harray.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scottish-places.info/parishes/pardetails76.html|title=Details of Parish of Birsay and Harray|publisher=[[Gazetteer for Scotland]]|accessdate=1 January 2015}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[Knowes of Trotty]] |
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*[[Prehistoric Scotland]] |
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*[[Liddle Burnt Mound]] |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=16694 The Megalithic Portal - Appiehouse Standing Stone] |
*[http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=16694 The Megalithic Portal - Appiehouse Standing Stone] |
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*[http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=10172 The Megalithic Portal - Knowes of Trotty] |
*[http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=10172 The Megalithic Portal - Knowes of Trotty] |
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*[http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/181885/details/bimbister+upper+house+farm/ Canmore - Bimbister, Upper House Farm site record] |
*[http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/181885/details/bimbister+upper+house+farm/ Canmore - Bimbister, Upper House Farm site record] |
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Latest revision as of 17:35, 4 July 2024
| Bimbister | |
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 A new house and former croft at Bimbister | |
  Bimbister Location within Orkney | |
| OS grid reference | HY323165 |
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| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | STROMNESS |
| Postcode district | KW16 |
| Dialling code | 01856 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
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| Scottish Parliament | |
Bimbister is a village on the Orkney Islands, Scotland. The A986 is the main road through the village. The Bronze Age cemetery, the Knowes of Trotty, which includes twelve surviving burial mounds, lies to the east of the village. Bimbister is within the parish of Birsay and Harray.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Details of Parish of Birsay and Harray". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bimbister.
- The Megalithic Portal - Appiehouse Standing Stone
- The Megalithic Portal - Knowes of Trotty
- The Megalithic Portal - Woodwyn Cairn
- Orkneyjar - Knowes of Trotty
- Canmore - Bimbister, Upper House Farm site record
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