What is recorded here
North east tower of Earl's Palace is a castle, fort or tower in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Perhaps it stood as a watchful sentinel against northern seas, its stones drinking salt wind and human breath. Maybe earls and strangers alike climbed its ramparts, reading distance through mist and waiting for answer. Imagine the tower still holding that patience, unchanged while empires and seasons turned below.
A named place photographed at this map point in Orkney Islands.
Built as part of the Earl's Palace in the 16th century by the Earl of Orkney, it is important as a remnant of the medieval royal and noble residence that once stood there, reflecting the historical significance of the Orkney Islands under Scottish crown authority.
Places near here
Earl's PalaceCastle · 32 yd
Birsay, Earl's PalacePin (bronze)(period Unassigned) · 70 yd
St. Magnus Church, BirsayChurch, cross or graveyard · 80 yd
Birsay VillageNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 85 yd
BuckquoyHuman Remains (period Unknown) · 425 yd
Point of SnusanMidden (period Unassigned)(possible) · 493 yd
BirsayNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 654 yd
Skiba GeoBay · 700 yd
Brough of Birsay LighthouseVisitor information · 921 yd
Rock and cliff feature at Brough of BirsayCliff or headland · 1357 yd
Shags and their young in cliff cave at Brough of BirsayCave · 1554 yd
Boardhouse Loch from Ravie HillMountain or hill · 1.1 miOther information
Photo: John Comloquoy · CC BY-SA 2.0