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Whistlebare,platform settlement 250m north of,Burness

A Scheduled Monument in North Isles, Orkney Islands

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Coordinates

Latitude: 59.2902 / 59°17'24"N

Longitude: -2.593 / 2°35'34"W

OS Eastings: 366314

OS Northings: 1045010

OS Grid: HY663450

Mapcode National: GBR M4Y5.QTG

Mapcode Global: XH8KM.KRCB

Entry Name: Whistlebare,platform settlement 250m N of,Burness

Scheduled Date: 31 December 1973

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM3399

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: platform settlement

Location: Cross and Burness

County: Orkney Islands

Electoral Ward: North Isles

Traditional County: Orkney

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Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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