Ring of Brogar
Located in Orkney Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 59°00′00″ N 3°14′00″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 8 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- KOI Kirkwall Airport19 km
- EOI Eday Airport34 km
About Ring of Brogar
Ring of Brogar is a historic site. Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (19 km). Nearby sights include Standing Stones of Stenness and Sand Holm.
Photos of Ring of Brogar
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Inner Holm W. L. Tarbert · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Breck Ness John Ireland · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Ring of Brogar
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 136 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (136 mm)
- Driest month
- May (57 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 15° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 118 | 90 | 105 | 69 | 57 | 59 | 66 | 79 | 108 | 126 | 136 | 124 |
How to get to Ring of Brogar
The nearest airport is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), 19 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 217 km to the south.
Airports
- Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 19 kmeast
- Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 34 kmnortheast
- Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC) Wick 61 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 217 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 282 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 339 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 354 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ring of Brogar
Within 100 km: 36 historic and cultural sites, 700 natural sites, 276 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km289 places
- Hoy Island 17 kmS
- Shapinsay Island 21 kmE
- Rousay Island 22 kmNE
- Flotta Island 20 kmS
25–60 km316 places
- Eday Island 33 kmNE
- Papa Westray Island Island 43 kmNE
- Auskerry Island 38 kmE
- War Ness Natural site 30 kmNE
60–100 km407 places
- Eilean nan Ron Island 81 kmSW
- Rabbit Islands Island 84 kmSW
- North Ronaldsay Island 62 kmNE
- Neave Island Island 80 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Standing Stones of Stenness Landmark, Orkney Islands1.6 km SE
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Sand Holm Island, Orkney Islands0.9 km N
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Mainland Island, Orkney Islands1 km W
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Loch of Stenness Lake, Orkney Islands1 km W
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Maeshowe Landmark, Orkney Islands2.6 km E
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Stenny Holm Island, Orkney Islands1.6 km NE
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Long Holm Island, Orkney Islands1.8 km NE
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Baa Holm Island, Orkney Islands1.9 km NE
Nearest towns and villages
More sights in Orkney Islands
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Cava Lighthouse Landmark, Orkney Islands13 km S -
Skara Brae Historic site, Orkney Islands8.7 km NW
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Italian Chapel Attraction, Orkney Islands23 km SE -
Quanterness Historic site, Orkney Islands13 km E
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St. Magnus Cathedral Attraction, Orkney Islands16 km E
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Fara Church (historical) Attraction, Orkney Islands18 km S
Sources & licences
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