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Whaness Burn, enclosed settlement 1420m NNE of Dwarfie Stane, Hoy

A Scheduled Monument in Stromness and South Isles, Orkney Islands

Coordinates

Latitude: 58.8971 / 58°53'49"N

Longitude: -3.3107 / 3°18'38"W

OS Eastings: 324570

OS Northings: 1001823

OS Grid: HY245018

Mapcode National: GBR L566.L4B

Mapcode Global: WH6B7.3MQS

« Listing Details

Entry Name: Whaness Burn, enclosed settlement 1420m NNE of Dwarfie Stane, Hoy

Scheduled Date: 28 February 2000

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM8662

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement

Location: Hoy and Graemsay

County: Orkney Islands

Electoral Ward: Stromness and South Isles

Traditional County: Orkney

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