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Castle Howe, Norse Castle and prehistoric settlement

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 58.8874 / 58°53'14"N

Longitude: -2.8454 / 2°50'43"W

OS Eastings: 351371

OS Northings: 1000307

OS Grid: HY513003

Mapcode National: GBR M5B7.H8P

Mapcode Global: WH7CL.8W98

« Listing Details

Entry Name: Castle Howe, Norse Castle and prehistoric settlement

Scheduled Date: 7 January 1938

Last Amended: 13 February 2015

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM1434

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch

Location: Holm

County: Orkney Islands

Electoral Ward: East Mainland, South Ronaldsay and Burray

Traditional County: Orkney

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