Rennibister Earth House

Rennibister Earth House is an Iron Age underground structure known as a souterrain. It is located on the of , in . The monument was discovered in 1926 when a threshing machine caused the roof to collapse.
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  • Archaeological site
  • …is also known as “Rennibister, souterrain”
  • Description: souterrain in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Damsay and Wideford Hill chambered cairn.
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is an islet in the archipelago in .
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is a Neolithic chambered cairn on in . is situated 4,100 feet east of Rennibister Earth House.
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is an inhabited tidal islet in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Finstown and St Ola.
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is a village in the parish of on , , . is situated 2½ miles west of Rennibister Earth House.
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is a parish on . is situated 2½ miles southeast of Rennibister Earth House.
is a civil parish mainly on . is situated 2½ miles west of Rennibister Earth House.

Rennibister Earth House

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Latitude
58.99624° or 58° 59′ 46″ north
Longitude
-3.05053° or 3° 3′ 2″ west
Open location code
9CCRXWWX+FQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1078046563
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q1754766

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to German—“Rennibister Earth House” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Rennibister Earth House”
  • Esperanto: “Rennibister”
  • German: “Rennibister”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ingashowe,broch 300m NE of,Finstown and Wideford Hill.

Nearby Places

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