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Marwick, Norse settlement 500m WNW of West Howe

A Scheduled Monument in West Mainland, Orkney Islands

Coordinates

Latitude: 59.0958 / 59°5'44"N

Longitude: -3.3477 / 3°20'51"W

OS Eastings: 322884

OS Northings: 1023991

OS Grid: HY228239

Mapcode National: GBR L43P.F67

Mapcode Global: WH697.KM1Y

« Listing Details

Entry Name: Marwick, Norse settlement 500m WNW of West Howe

Scheduled Date: 29 July 1970

Last Amended: 17 December 2014

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM2884

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: Secular: Viking settlement, Norse settlement

Location: Birsay and Harray

County: Orkney Islands

Electoral Ward: West Mainland

Traditional County: Orkney

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