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Knowes of Maebeck,burnt mound

A Scheduled Monument in North Isles, Orkney Islands

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Coordinates

Latitude: 59.3538 / 59°21'13"N

Longitude: -2.8912 / 2°53'28"W

OS Eastings: 349422

OS Northings: 1052281

OS Grid: HY494522

Mapcode National: GBR M470.D7W

Mapcode Global: XH8K9.N5D1

Entry Name: Knowes of Maebeck,burnt mound

Scheduled Date: 23 December 1977

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM4065

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: burnt mound

Location: Papa Westray

County: Orkney Islands

Electoral Ward: North Isles

Traditional County: Orkney

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Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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