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Westness,Viking houses,noost & graveyard

A Scheduled Monument in North Isles, Orkney Islands

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Coordinates

Latitude: 59.1459 / 59°8'45"N

Longitude: -3.092 / 3°5'31"W

OS Eastings: 337626

OS Northings: 1029296

OS Grid: HY376292

Mapcode National: GBR L4QK.J90

Mapcode Global: WH695.GDV1

Entry Name: Westness,Viking houses,noost & graveyard

Scheduled Date: 13 December 1974

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM3534

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cist; Secular: Viking settlement, Norse settlement

Location: Rousay and Egilsay

County: Orkney Islands

Electoral Ward: North Isles

Traditional County: Orkney

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Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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