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Noltland is a
large prehistoric settlement located on the
north coast of the
island of
Westray in Orkney, Scotland. The
extensive ruins includes...
- two
islands were joined. A
Neolithic and
Bronze Age site at the
Links of
Noltland is in the care of
Historic Scotland. The site is
threatened by the rapid...
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Noltland Castle is
located near
Pierowall on the
island of
Westray in the
Orkney Islands of Scotland. It
dates mainly to the
later 16th century, although...
- sandstone. It was
discovered during an
Historic Scotland dig at the
Links of
Noltland, on Westray, Orkney, Scotland, in the
summer of 2009. It was the first...
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Leith and sold to merchants. He was made
sheriff of
Orkney in 1566. At
Noltland on Westray,
Balfour built one of the most
impressive castles in the Orkney...
- at the
baptism of
Prince Henry at
Stirling Castle. His
father inherited Noltland Castle and its
lands in 1588 from
Archibald Balfour of
Westray and transferred...
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David Balfour even
added a
stone marked with the date 1725,
taken from
Noltland Castle on the
island of Westray, to his defences. A car
ferry to Kirkwall...
- ware people.
There is also a site
currently under excavation at
Links of
Noltland on
Westray that
appears to have
similarities to
Skara Brae. "The Heart...
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Along with the
excavations of
settlements such as
Skara Brae,
Links of
Noltland, Barnhouse,
Rinyo and
Balfarg and the
complex site at Ness of
Brodgar these...
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period include elaborate carved maceheads and
figurines from
Links of
Noltland,
including the
Westray Wife,
which is the
earliest known depiction of a...
