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Orbister House,burnt mound 155m ESE of

A Scheduled Monument in Shetland North, Shetland Islands

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Coordinates

Latitude: 60.4733 / 60°28'23"N

Longitude: -1.4339 / 1°26'1"W

OS Eastings: 431226

OS Northings: 1176753

OS Grid: HU312767

Mapcode National: GBR Q1T1.TZ9

Mapcode Global: XHD1Q.Q0LV

Entry Name: Orbister House,burnt mound 155m ESE of

Scheduled Date: 19 August 1974

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM3472

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: burnt mound

Location: Northmaven

County: Shetland Islands

Electoral Ward: Shetland North

Traditional County: Shetland

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Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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