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Hillock of Breakna, broch 300m SE of Swanbister House

A Scheduled Monument in Kirkwall West and Orphir, Orkney Islands

Coordinates

Latitude: 58.9281 / 58°55'41"N

Longitude: -3.125 / 3°7'30"W

OS Eastings: 335330

OS Northings: 1005079

OS Grid: HY353050

Mapcode National: GBR L5N4.75Q

Mapcode Global: WH6B3.ZV2J

« Listing Details

Entry Name: Hillock of Breakna, broch 300m SE of Swanbister House

Scheduled Date: 10 January 1938

Last Amended: 24 February 2014

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM1445

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch

Location: Orphir

County: Orkney Islands

Electoral Ward: Kirkwall West and Orphir

Traditional County: Orkney

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