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Geord of Nears, cairn 90m SW of Cairn House, Rousay

A Scheduled Monument in North Isles, Orkney Islands

Coordinates

Latitude: 59.1293 / 59°7'45"N

Longitude: -3.0088 / 3°0'31"W

OS Eastings: 342357

OS Northings: 1027377

OS Grid: HY423273

Mapcode National: GBR L4YL.SG6

Mapcode Global: WH7BB.RSFS

« Listing Details

Entry Name: Geord of Nears, cairn 90m SW of Cairn House, Rousay

Scheduled Date: 12 December 1935

Last Amended: 19 March 2014

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM1269

Schedule Class: Cultural

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

Location: Rousay and Egilsay

County: Orkney Islands

Electoral Ward: North Isles

Traditional County: Orkney

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