Knap of Howar

Local nameKnap of Howar
LocationCity of Edinburgh, UK

The Knap of Howar () on the island of Papa Westray in Orkney, Scotland is a Neolithic farmstead which may be the oldest preserved stone house in northern Europe. Radiocarbon dating shows that it was occupied from 3700 BC to 2800 BC, earlier than the similar houses in the settlement at Skara Brae on the Orkney Mainland.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knap_of_Howar

Address KW17 2, United Kingdom

Coordinates 59°20'58.017" N -2°54'38.425" E

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