Evie
Evie is a village in the north of Mainland, Orkney, close to the Broch of Gurness.
Overshadowed by the great wind turbine on Burgar Hill, the village of Evie looks out across Eynhallow Sound towards Rousay. Its chief draw is the Broch of Gurness, the best-preserved broch on an archipelago replete with them, and one that is still surrounded by a remarkable complex of later buildings. The sea has eaten away half the site, but the broch itself, dating from around 100 BC, still stands, its walls reaching a height of 12ft in places, its inner cells still intact. The compact group of homes clustered around the broch have also survived amazingly well, with much of their original and ingenious stone shelving and fireplaces still in place. The best view of the site is from the east, where you can clearly make out the 'main street' leading towards the broch.
South-west of Evie is the RSPB Birsay Moors Reserve, home to nesting merlins, hen harriers, red-throated divers.
