Overview
Brough of Deerness is recorded as Chapel (viking) in Orkney Islands by Historic Environment Scotland. The saved period is viking. A chapel is a place of Christian worship serving a community, institution, estate or smaller group of worshippers.
History checked 16 August 2026 against the named sources below.
Places near here
- The Chapel on the Brough of Deernessviewpointunder 0.1 miles
- Large Burra Geomonumentunder 0.1 miles
- Mull Head Local Nature Reserveforest0.4 miles
- Howan Lickanmonument0.4 miles
- Charismaevent0.4 miles
- Mull Headmonument0.5 miles
- Herring: Mull Head, Deerness, Orkney, North Seamonument0.6 miles
- The Gloupbuilding0.6 miles
- Mull Head Interpretation Centreviewpoint0.6 miles
- Elizabeth: Skerry of Skiel, Deer Sound, Orkneymonument0.7 miles
- Kami Geomonument0.8 miles
- Stack of Mustackmonument0.8 miles
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