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Castle Bloody,chambered cairn

A Scheduled Monument in North Isles, Orkney Islands

Coordinates

Latitude: 59.0325 / 59°1'56"N

Longitude: -2.8103 / 2°48'36"W

OS Eastings: 353591

OS Northings: 1016440

OS Grid: HY535164

Mapcode National: GBR M4FV.MBJ

Mapcode Global: WH7C0.S7ZG

« Listing Details

Entry Name: Castle Bloody,chambered cairn

Scheduled Date: 6 August 1953

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM1325

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn

Location: Shapinsay

County: Orkney Islands

Electoral Ward: North Isles

Traditional County: Orkney

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