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Hillock of Garth, cairn 900m S of Garth

A Scheduled Monument in East Mainland, South Ronaldsay and Burray, Orkney Islands

Coordinates

Latitude: 58.9451 / 58°56'42"N

Longitude: -2.9218 / 2°55'18"W

OS Eastings: 347052

OS Northings: 1006792

OS Grid: HY470067

Mapcode National: GBR M542.XXS

Mapcode Global: WH7CC.2FXH

« Listing Details

Entry Name: Hillock of Garth, cairn 900m S of Garth

Scheduled Date: 31 August 1956

Last Amended: 8 November 2000

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM1277

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain)

Location: St Andrews and Deerness

County: Orkney Islands

Electoral Ward: East Mainland, South Ronaldsay and Burray

Traditional County: Orkney

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