What is recorded here
Map note: The recorded spot for Buckquoy is near Birsay, Orkney Islands, Scotland; it is an ancient site. There is no need to invent a lost kingdom to make the name interesting.
From OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) n12593665463
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- Bill Boaden, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Becky Williamson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Stephen McKay, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Nick Mutton 01329 000000, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- N Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Gordon Hatton, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- John Comloquoy, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Patrick Mackie, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Anne Burgess, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Alpin Stewart, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Point of BuckquoyMidden · 28 yd
Brough of Birsay LighthouseVisitor information · 189 yd
Brough of BirsayRune Inscribed Stone (norse) · 504 yd
Wooden house at BirsayOld home or work place · 516 yd
Rock and cliff feature at Brough of BirsayCliff or headland · 696 yd
Earl's PalaceCastle · 705 yd
Birsay, Cleatfurrows, St Magnus' ChurchChurch (17th Century) · 717 yd
North east tower of Earl's PalaceCastle, fort or tower · 735 yd
Skiba GeoBay · 749 yd
Birsay VillageNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 777 yd
Shags and their young in cliff cave at Brough of BirsayCave · 931 yd
BirsayNo Class (event) · 1150 ydMore archaeology and monuments in Orkney Islands · All of Orkney Islands
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