Knowe of Bea

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Recorded parish

Stenness

What is recorded here

Knowe of Bea is a burnt mound in Orkney Islands, Scotland.

From the Historic Environment Scotland record 1547

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• John Ireland, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Becky Williamson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Anne Burgess, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
• Maker not stated on source page, www.britainexpress.com
• Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
• Colin Smith, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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