SITE GUIDE

POSTCODE: KW17 2NH GRID REF: HY 345 260 HOW TO GET THERE: The main road is the A966 out from Kirkwall. There is a sign for the Broch which has Historic Scotland on the sign. The RSPB hide is well signposted 1.5 miles along the road WHERE TO PARK: Main car parking area by the broch but there are several locations you can stop at, like the Sands of Evie, which has its own car park on a second track past the cemetery. Another car park is found by the RSPB hide TERRAIN: Anything from sand to tarmac to cover the area. The broch is closed in winter but you can view the area from the track down to it OPENING TIMES: 1 Apr to 30 Sept, 9.30am to 5.30pm with last entry at 5pm. Closed 1 Oct to 31 Mar FACILITIES: You’ll need to go to Kirkwall or Stromness for everything PUBLIC TRANSPORT: Buses pass the end of the road daily, although infrequently. OCTO bus (tel: 01856 871536) operates a flexible, ‘by request’ service in Orkney, web: travelinescotland.com LOCAL INFO: historicenvironment. scot/visit-a-place/places/broch-ofgurness & orkneyjar.com/history/ brochs/gurness/index.html ORGANISATIONS: Historic Environment Scotland, web: historicenvironment.scot Tel: 0131 668 8600. RSPB, email: orkney@rspb.org.uk Tel: 01856 850176. The SOC, The Scottish Birdwatching Resource Centre, Waterston House, Aberlady, East Lothian EH32 0PY CLUB CONTACT: SOC ORKNEY Colin Corse, Garrisdale, Lynnpark Road, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1SL. Tel: 01856 874 484. RSPB members group, Orkney contact Dick Matson, tel: 01856 751 426, email: p.wilson410@btinternet.com COUNTY RECORDER: Jim William, email: jim@geniefea.freeserve.co.uk MAPS: OS Explorer 463, OS Landranger 6