Earl's Palace
On the map, Earl's Palace is a castle 27 km northwest of Kirkwall. Its status is a scheduled monument. Close by, Broch of Gurness settlement is 13 km away, one of 3 within 15 km.
Castle near Kirkwall
A trip from Kirkwall
Earl's Palace is 27 km northwest of Kirkwall. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Kirkwall has 186 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The weather, month by month
In Kirkwall, July and August are the warmest, at 17°C in the afternoon.
Earl's Palace
8 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 8 languages
- Town
- 27 km northwest of Kirkwall
Locating Earl's Palace
Spot Earl's Palace in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Which town is nearest
The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.
Kirkwall
Places to add to Earl's Palace
Choose from 3 places within 15 km, such as 2 forts and a historic house.
Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Earl's Palace: common questions
Where is Earl's Palace?
Earl's Palace is 27 km northwest of Kirkwall, Orkney Islands.
What is Earl's Palace?
Castle in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Earl's Palace?
July and August are the warmest months in Kirkwall, with afternoon highs of 17–17°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Earl's Palace a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Earl's Palace?
Within 15 km: Broch of Gurness settlement (13 km), Skaill House (9.2 km) and Midhowe Broch (13 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
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