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Ring of Bookan,chambered cairn 180m south west of Bookan

A Scheduled Monument in West Mainland, Orkney Islands

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Coordinates

Latitude: 59.0116 / 59°0'41"N

Longitude: -3.2494 / 3°14'57"W

OS Eastings: 328341

OS Northings: 1014502

OS Grid: HY283145

Mapcode National: GBR L4BX.J6P

Mapcode Global: WH69P.1RXJ

Entry Name: Ring of Bookan,chambered cairn 180m SW of Bookan

Scheduled Date: 28 June 1938

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM1370

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn

Location: Sandwick

County: Orkney Islands

Electoral Ward: West Mainland

Traditional County: Orkney

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Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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