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Big Howe

Boundary Ditch (prehistoric), Broch (iron Age), Structure(s) (prehistoric)

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Big Howe is a boundary ditch in Orkney Islands, Scotland.

From the Historic Environment Scotland record 2118

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  • N Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • David Bremner, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Stephen McKay, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Carroll Pierce, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Colin Smith, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Derek Mayes, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Robert Eva, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Mick Garratt, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Douglas Nelson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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