Skaill House
Skaill House is a mansion on Mainland, Orkney Islands. Look for it 23 km west of Kirkwall. It is protected as a category A listed building.
Historic house near Kirkwall
A trip from Kirkwall
Skaill House is 23 km west of Kirkwall. Towns near it ↓
Category A listed building
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.
A month-by-month guide
The warmest months in Kirkwall are July and August, with highs of 17°C.
Skaill House
There are Wikipedia articles on it in 6 languages. Top of the 3 other places within 15 km is Earl's Palace, 9.2 km off.
- Type
- Historic house
- Listed
- Category A listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 6 languages
- Town
- 23 km west of Kirkwall
- Official site
- skaillhouse.co.uk
The area around Skaill House
Orange marks Skaill House, and the numbered points match the list of places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Bases for a visit
Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.
Kirkwall
Nearby, too
Choose from 3 places within 15 km, such as a castle, a museum and an art gallery.
Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Skaill House, answered
Where is Skaill House?
Skaill House is 23 km west of Kirkwall, Orkney Islands.
What is Skaill House?
Mansion on Mainland, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Skaill House?
July and August are the warmest months in Kirkwall, with afternoon highs of 17–17°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Skaill House a listed building?
Yes: category A listed building.
What else is there to see near Skaill House?
Within 15 km: Earl's Palace (9.2 km), Stromness Museum (10 km) and Pier Arts Centre (9.7 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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