IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Birsay, ORKNEY, KW17 2LY

Introduction

This page details the photographs taken nearby to KW17 2LY by members of the Geograph project.

The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.

There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk

Image Map


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Notes
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  • The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.

Image Listing (11 Images Found)

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Image
Details
Distance
1
Boardhouse Threshing Mill
Historic Scotland C Listed. Built 1873. stone-built, three storeys high, about 19 x 7.4 metres in plan including the kiln. The overshot waterwheel, about 4.1m diameter, turns at some 12 rpm and requires 110,000 gallons/hr of water when the Mill is running under full load. http://www.birsay.org.uk/baronymill.htm
Image: © Andrew Riley Taken: 21 Jun 2008
0.00 miles
2
The Barony Mill
Built in 1873 was known as the Boardhouse Mill at the time this photo was taken - see http://www.birsay.org.uk/baronymill.htm
Image: © Elliott Simpson Taken: Unknown
0.01 miles
3
Boardhouse Threshing Mill
Historic Scotland C Listed. Built 1873. stone-built, three storeys high, about 19 x 7.4 metres in plan including the kiln. The overshot waterwheel, about 4.1m diameter, turns at some 12 rpm and requires 110,000 gallons/hr of water when the Mill is running under full load. http://www.birsay.org.uk/baronymill.htm
Image: © Andrew Riley Taken: 21 Jun 2008
0.02 miles
4
Boardhouse Threshing Mill
Historic Scotland C Listed. Built 1873. stone-built, three storeys high, about 19 x 7.4 metres in plan including the kiln. The overshot waterwheel, about 4.1m diameter, turns at some 12 rpm and requires 110,000 gallons/hr of water when the Mill is running under full load. http://www.birsay.org.uk/baronymill.htm
Image: © Andrew Riley Taken: 21 Jun 2008
0.02 miles
5
Boardhouse Threshing Mill
Historic Scotland C Listed. Built 1873. stone-built, three storeys high, about 19 x 7.4 metres in plan including the kiln. The overshot waterwheel, about 4.1m diameter, turns at some 12 rpm and requires 110,000 gallons/hr of water when the Mill is running under full load. http://www.birsay.org.uk/baronymill.htm
Image: © Andrew Riley Taken: 21 Jun 2008
0.03 miles
6
Barony Mill
This working mill is located near Birsay, Mainland, Orkney and offers great insights into the work of a miller. Beremeal is available for sale. www.birsay.org.uk/baronymill.htm
Image: © Ingeborg Lechner and Robert Vucsina Taken: 18 Sep 2011
0.03 miles
7
Boardhouse Mill at Birsay
Image: © Colin Park Taken: 25 May 1985
0.04 miles
8
Burn of Boardhouse
View of the Burn behind the Barony Mill, near Birsay, Mainland, Orkney. The picture was taken looking upstream, with the bridge of the A967 in the background.
Image: © Ingeborg Lechner and Robert Vucsina Taken: 18 Sep 2011
0.05 miles
9
Man's Well
Explanatory sign on the side of the well. (See geograph for this square.)
Image: © David Wyatt Taken: Unknown
0.05 miles
10
Birsay village and the Brough of Birsay
Seen from the A967 near the Barony Mill.
Image: © David Wyatt Taken: Unknown
0.05 miles