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Bookan, chambered cairn 300m SSE of Buckan Cottage

A Scheduled Monument in West Mainland, Orkney Islands

Coordinates

Latitude: 59.0082 / 59°0'29"N

Longitude: -3.2439 / 3°14'38"W

OS Eastings: 328652

OS Northings: 1014123

OS Grid: HY286141

Mapcode National: GBR L4CX.LRL

Mapcode Global: WH69P.4VK3

« Listing Details

Entry Name: Bookan, chambered cairn 300m SSE of Buckan Cottage

Scheduled Date: 17 February 1938

Last Amended: 23 January 2013

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM1243

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn

Location: Sandwick

County: Orkney Islands

Electoral Ward: West Mainland

Traditional County: Orkney

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