Salt Knowe

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Salt Knowe is a cairn in Orkney Islands, Scotland.

From the Historic Environment Scotland record 1701

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• Sarah Charlesworth, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Stevekeiretsu, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
• John Ireland, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• N Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Ian Balcombe, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Stephen McKay, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Colin Smith, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Andrew Riley, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

Stone in the Ring of BrodgarStanding or carved stone · 190 ydRing of BrodgarHenge (neolithic) - (bronze Age), Rune Inscribed Stone (norse), Stone Circle (neolithic) - (bronze Age) · 210 ydNess of BrodgarCairn (prehistoric) (possible) · 264 ydFresh KnoweCairn (prehistoric) · 379 ydSand HolmIslet · 847 ydBrodgarFarmhouse (post Medieval), Farmstead (post Medieval) · 1071 ydThe Ness of BrodgarVisitor information · 1154 ydWasbister, Buckan CottageFarmstead · 1466 ydBarnhouse SettlementVisitor information · 1.0 miLong HolmIslet · 1.1 miStanding Stones HotelNo Class (event) (21st Century) (2020) · 1.1 miUnstan CairnHeritage attraction · 1.1 mi

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