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Hillock of Burroughston,broch

A Scheduled Monument in North Isles, Orkney Islands

Coordinates

Latitude: 59.0735 / 59°4'24"N

Longitude: -2.803 / 2°48'10"W

OS Eastings: 354063

OS Northings: 1021000

OS Grid: HY540210

Mapcode National: GBR M4FR.BNM

Mapcode Global: WH7BT.X6FK

« Listing Details

Entry Name: Hillock of Burroughston,broch

Scheduled Date: 15 December 1953

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM1421

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch

Location: Shapinsay

County: Orkney Islands

Electoral Ward: North Isles

Traditional County: Orkney

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