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About Coubister

Coubister lies in central Orkney Mainland, 2km from Finstown and easily reached via the A965 from Kirkwall Airport (8km) or A964 from Stromness. The area's single-track roads with passing places connect farming communities across gently rolling countryside that stays green year-round. With over 30 EV charging points across Mainland Orkney, electric vehicle access is improving. The settlement sits near the Ring of Brodgar, where 27 Neolithic standing stones have marked the landscape for 4,500 years.

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Coubister is in Scotland, at 59.023, -3.094 - about 8 km east of Bimbister.

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The closest airport to Coubister is Kirkwall Airport, 19 km (about 20 min by car). Other airports nearby: Eday Airport, Westray Airport.

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