Sites
to See
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| Location: |
OS Map 05: NY 483519 |
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Island of Papa, Westray, Orkney |
| Owner: |
Historic Scotland |
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| Notes: |
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| Entry Fee: |
No |
| Open: |
All Year |
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The Knap of
Howar (knoll of mounds) is the site of Orkneys oldest known buildings and even possibly
the oldest standing stone house in Europe. The two Neolithic houses linked by a narrow
passage, are thought to date from 3500 BC. Among the many finds at this site were
fragments of pottery and flint tools,and mallets made of antler and whalebone. |
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