Bimbister

Bimbister
A new house and former croft at Bimbister
Bimbister Location within Orkney
OS grid reference	HY323165
Civil parish	Birsay and Harray
Council area	Orkney
Lieutenancy area	Orkney
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	STROMNESS
Postcode district	KW16
Dialling code	01856
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Orkney and Shetland
Scottish Parliament	Orkney
List of places UK Scotland 59°01′52″N3°10′44″W / 59.031°N 3.179°W / 59.031; -3.179

Bimbister is a village on the Orkney Islands, Scotland. The A986 is the main road through the village. The Bronze Age cemetery, the Knowes of Trotty, which includes twelve surviving burial mounds, lies to the east of the village. Bimbister is within the parish of Birsay and Harray. ^[1]

See also

• Knowes of Trotty
• Prehistoric Scotland
• Liddle Burnt Mound

References

1. "Details of Parish of Birsay and Harray". Gazetteer for Scotland . Retrieved 1 January 2015.

External links

• The Megalithic Portal - Appiehouse Standing Stone
• The Megalithic Portal - Knowes of Trotty
• The Megalithic Portal - Woodwyn Cairn
• Orkneyjar - Knowes of Trotty
• Canmore - Bimbister, Upper House Farm site record