The Hall of Heddle
Orkneycrofts is located within 11 acres of gardens and developing wildlife sanctuary centred around our house, the Hall of Heddle. The Byre at Heddle is formerly a farm outbuilding of the Hall. 2008/9 will see the rebuilding of East Heddle, the adjacent farmstead, into our second self catering croft.
The first twenty of these images are all taken from the garden or grounds, the last eight from the immediate vicinity around Heddle.
We are within the WHS ZVI (Unesco World Heritage Site Zone of Visual Influence) of Maes Howe, the Standing stones of Stenness and the Ring of Brodgar which are all less than a 5 minutes drive from Heddle. The Neolithic village of Skara Brae is 25 minutes from Heddle.
Six major RSPB reserves are less than 20 minutes drive from Heddle. We believe, if somewhat modestly, that nowhere in the entire United Kingdom has such a unique combination of natural and cultural landmarks of International distinction in such juxtaposition and concentration.
Very few locations, even within Orkney, can offer this level of convenience to important sites combined with such close proximity to all major services and facilities.
Remarkably, this is all possible with very little compromise to the peace, beauty and tranquility that define Orkney in general and Heddle in particular.
