Archaeological site

Knap of Howar

United Kingdom Orkney Islands scheduled monument

About

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 3800 BC to 2800 BC, earlier than the similar houses in the settlement at Skara Brae on the Orkney Mainland.

Details

Type: Archaeological site
Country: United Kingdom
Located in: Orkney Islands
Heritage: scheduled monument
Inception: -3700
Coordinates: 59.34930, -2.91085
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Landmarks nearby

St Boniface Kirk (Papa Westray)

Quoygrew settlement

Links of Noltland

Noltland Castle

Westside Church

Vinquoy chambered cairn

Huntersquoy, chambered cairn 480m SW of Carrick Farm, Eday

Stone of Setter, standing stone and enclosure, Eday

Places to eat nearby

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