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Howen Brough, broch

A Scheduled Monument in West Mainland, Orkney Islands

Coordinates

Latitude: 59.0538 / 59°3'13"N

Longitude: -3.1905 / 3°11'25"W

OS Eastings: 331808

OS Northings: 1019143

OS Grid: HY318191

Mapcode National: GBR L4HS.TDM

Mapcode Global: WH69H.YPWN

« Listing Details

Entry Name: Howen Brough, broch

Scheduled Date: 24 May 1940

Last Amended: 27 May 2014

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM1282

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch

Location: Birsay and Harray

County: Orkney Islands

Electoral Ward: West Mainland

Traditional County: Orkney

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