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Knowe of Yarso,chambered cairn

A Scheduled Monument in North Isles, Orkney Islands

Coordinates

Latitude: 59.1342 / 59°8'2"N

Longitude: -3.0418 / 3°2'30"W

OS Eastings: 340480

OS Northings: 1027947

OS Grid: HY404279

Mapcode National: GBR L4VL.9BY

Mapcode Global: WH7BB.7PS1

« Listing Details

Entry Name: Knowe of Yarso,chambered cairn

Scheduled Date: 25 April 1994

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM90198

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn

Location: Rousay and Egilsay

County: Orkney Islands

Electoral Ward: North Isles

Traditional County: Orkney

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