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Nisthouse, burial mound 270m ENE of

A Scheduled Monument in West Mainland, Orkney Islands

Coordinates

Latitude: 59.123 / 59°7'22"N

Longitude: -3.2257 / 3°13'32"W

OS Eastings: 329929

OS Northings: 1026883

OS Grid: HY299268

Mapcode National: GBR L4DM.91P

Mapcode Global: WH693.FY5M

« Listing Details

Entry Name: Nisthouse, burial mound 270m ENE of

Scheduled Date: 4 January 1940

Last Amended: 17 July 2014

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM1318

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow

Location: Birsay and Harray

County: Orkney Islands

Electoral Ward: West Mainland

Traditional County: Orkney

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