What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Brough of Deerness as Chapel (viking), Monastic Settlement (viking)(possible). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
The Brough of Deerness is linked to St. Magnus, a 12th-century Norse saint venerated for his martyrdom and miracles. Local tradition associates the site with healing and pilgrimage, reflecting broader Norse-Christian influences in Orkney's spiritual history.
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Places near here
The Chapel on the Brough of DeernessVisitor information · 35 yd
Large Burra GeoNaust (period Unknown) · 90 yd
Howan LickanMound (period Unknown) · 679 yd
The GloupGeological Feature (nil Antiquity) · 1035 yd
BreckanNo Class (event) (period Unknown) · 1.0 mi
SandsideLairds House (17th Century) · 1.1 mi
Covenanters' Memorial, DeernessHeritage place · 1.3 mi
Covenanter's MemorialMemorial · 1.5 mi
Deerness DistilleryHeritage attraction · 1.6 mi
Foreshore at end of Halley Beach, DeernessBeach · 2.6 mi
Halley Beach, DeernessBeach · 2.6 mi
Hangie BayBay · 3.3 miOther information
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