Beaches · Scottish Islands
Knowe of Swandro
Knowe of Swandro in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Summer (Jun–Aug)
About
Knowe of Swandro is a place of interest in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Knowe of Swandro is an archaeological site located on the Bay of Swandro on Rousay in Orkney, Scotland. The site consists of a 5000-year-old Neolithic chambered tomb, the remains of an Iron Age settlement that consists of Iron Age roundhouses and Pictish buildings, and two Viking age buildings. The Knowe of Swandro site is located directly on the beach and is being rapidly destroyed by coastal erosion. In February 2024, the Knowe of Swandro project won the Current Archaeology Award for Rescue Project of the Year.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 59.1491, -3.0938
Sources
- wikidata: Q56666605 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Knowe of Swandro (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Knowe of Swandro?
- Knowe of Swandro is in Scottish Islands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 59.1491°, -3.0938°.