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Knap o' Howar (HS)

Papa Westray

This well preserved farmstead c 2800 BC - 3700 BC was discovered in the 1930s buried under 4 metres of wind-blown sand. The people who lived here reared cattle and sheep, fished and grew wheat and barley.

Opening Times

April to September, daily, 9.30am - 6.30pm. October to March, daily, 9.30am - 4.30pm.

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Knap o' Howar (HS)

Holland
Papa Westray
Orkney
Phone: 01856 872044
Website: http://www.orkneyjar.com/history...
Knap O' Hower © Crown Copyright Historic Scotland. www.historicscotlandimages.gov.uk

Directions

On the west side of Papa Westray, Orkney.

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