Bimbister

Summary

Bimbister is a village on the Orkney Islands, Scotland. The A986 is the main road through the village. The Bronze Age cemetery, the Knowes of Trotty, which includes twelve surviving burial mounds, lies to the east of the village. Bimbister is within the parish of Birsay and Harray.[1]

Bimbister
A new house and former croft at Bimbister
Bimbister is located in Orkney Islands
Bimbister
Bimbister
Location within Orkney
OS grid referenceHY323165
Civil parish
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSTROMNESS
Postcode districtKW16
Dialling code01856
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
Scotland
59°01′52″N 3°10′44″W / 59.031°N 3.179°W / 59.031; -3.179

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Details of Parish of Birsay and Harray". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

External links edit

  • The Megalithic Portal - Appiehouse Standing Stone
  • The Megalithic Portal - Knowes of Trotty
  • The Megalithic Portal - Woodwyn Cairn
  • Orkneyjar - Knowes of Trotty
  • Canmore - Bimbister, Upper House Farm site record