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Castle of Burwick, promontory fort

A Scheduled Monument in East Mainland, South Ronaldsay and Burray, Orkney Islands

Coordinates

Latitude: 58.7422 / 58°44'31"N

Longitude: -2.978 / 2°58'40"W

OS Eastings: 343493

OS Northings: 984247

OS Grid: ND434842

Mapcode National: GBR M50M.GJQ

Mapcode Global: WH7D9.7J5J

« Listing Details

Entry Name: Castle of Burwick, promontory fort

Scheduled Date: 5 December 2014

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM13524

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort); Secular: settlement, i

Location: South Ronaldsay

County: Orkney Islands

Electoral Ward: East Mainland, South Ronaldsay and Burray

Traditional County: Orkney

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