Papa Sound, Orkney Islands

Knap of Howar

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Two oblong stone built houses, preserved by wind blown sand. They are considered to represent a Neolithic farmstead and were excavated in the 1930s and 1970s.

Uploaded to Geograph by Alpin Stewart on 18 May 2006

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