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Knowe of Gairsty, barrows, Vestra Fiold

A Scheduled Monument in West Mainland, Orkney Islands

Coordinates

Latitude: 59.0844 / 59°5'3"N

Longitude: -3.337 / 3°20'13"W

OS Eastings: 323473

OS Northings: 1022709

OS Grid: HY234227

Mapcode National: GBR L44Q.D2K

Mapcode Global: WH697.QX4P

« Listing Details

Entry Name: Knowe of Gairsty, barrows, Vestra Fiold

Scheduled Date: 8 March 1940

Last Amended: 5 December 2014

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM1268

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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