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Loch of Kirbister,enclosures on Holm of Groundwater

A Scheduled Monument in Kirkwall West and Orphir, Orkney Islands

Coordinates

Latitude: 58.9558 / 58°57'20"N

Longitude: -3.0939 / 3°5'38"W

OS Eastings: 337171

OS Northings: 1008133

OS Grid: HY371081

Mapcode National: GBR L5Q1.X12

Mapcode Global: WH6B4.F5Y8

« Listing Details

Entry Name: Loch of Kirbister,enclosures on Holm of Groundwater

Scheduled Date: 17 February 1938

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM1463

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive)

Location: Orphir

County: Orkney Islands

Electoral Ward: Kirkwall West and Orphir

Traditional County: Orkney

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