The Howie (Neolithic burial monument)
The Howie (Neolithic burial monument) is an archaeological site in Orkney Islands, Scotland. The Howie (Neolithic burial monument) is situated nearby to Skaill, St Ninian’s Church, War Memorial, as well as near St Ninian’s Church, Skaill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Ninian’s Church, Skaill and Skaill, St Ninian’s Church, War Memorial.
St Ninian’s Church, Skaill
Church
Photo: WeeHolly, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Ninian’s Church, Skaill is situated 2,800 feet north of The Howie (Neolithic burial monument).
Skaill, St Ninian’s Church, War Memorial
Memorial
Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Skaill, St Ninian’s Church, War Memorial is situated 2,700 feet north of The Howie (Neolithic burial monument).
The Gloup
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Gloup is a collapsed sea cave in the Mull Head Nature Reserve in the islands of Orkney, Scotland. The name derives from the Old Norse "gluppa", meaning a chasm. The Gloup is situated 1½ miles north of The Howie (Neolithic burial monument).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rerwick Head and Tankerness.
Rerwick Head
Locality
Photo: Adam Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rerwick Head is a locality, which is situated 5 miles northwest of The Howie (Neolithic burial monument).
Tankerness
Village
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Tankerness is a district in the St Andrews parish in Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. Essentially a peninsula, it is about 13 kilometres south-east of Kirkwall and 1 kilometre east of Kirkwall Airport. Tankerness is situated 5 miles west of The Howie (Neolithic burial monument).
The Howie (Neolithic burial monument)
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.93486° or 58° 56′ 6″ northLongitude
-2.71665° or 2° 42′ 60″ westOpen location code
9CCVW7MM+W8OpenStreetMap ID
node 8319756139OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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