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Midhowe

a Pleiades place resource

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A large Neolithic chambered cairn located on the island of Rousay, Orkney, Scotland.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/322906034

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
59.15690585, -3.09968055

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Midhowe Chambered Cairn (4000 BC - 2000 BC) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
- OSM location of Midhowe Broch (4000 BC - 2000 BC) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

Names:

None

Midhowe makes connections with:

Midhowe connection Orcades (islands) (unspecified date range)

Midhowe receives connections from:

None

Place type:
cairn, monument

References:

See Further:

Wikipedia (English) Midhowe Chambered Cairn

Related:

Wikidata Q568592: Midhowe Chambered Cairn

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, 'Midhowe: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2021 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/322906034> [accessed: 19 April 2024]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/322906034 |title=Places: 322906034 (Midhowe) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=April 19, 2024 11:23 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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