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is an archaeological site between the Ring of
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In 2008, UNESCO expressed concern about plans by the local council to "erect three large 72 metres wind turbines to the north-west of the Stones of
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The site of patrimony currently consists of four sites:
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1199:Castles and Town Walls of King Edward I in Gwynedd
557:"Stone wall hints at Neolithic spiritual barrier "
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575:Ross, John and Hartley, David (14 August 2009)
577:" 'Cathedral' as old as Stonehenge unearthed."
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18:UNESCO World Heritage Site in Orkney, Scotland
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516:" The Ring o' Brodgar, Stenness "
488:"The Standing Stones o' Stenness"
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555:Towrie, Sigurd (16 August 2007)
436:Wickham-Jones, Caroline (2007).
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418:Oldest buildings in the world
383:The first application of the
370:Historic Environment Scotland
1272:British Overseas Territories
413:Oldest buildings in Scotland
144:6,258 ha (15,460 acres)
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628:"Heart of Neolithic Orkney"
583:. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
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824:Midhowe Chambered Cairn
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440:. Edinburgh: Birlinn.
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172:58.994056°N 3.208056°W
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1077:Palace of Westminster
772:Other Neolithic Sites
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1019:Derwent Valley Mills
1005:St Augustine's Abbey
1001:Canterbury Cathedral
804:Holm of Papa Westray
779:Barnhouse Settlement
677:Internet Archaeology
521:15 July 2017 at the
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403:Prehistoric Scotland
399:(featured on design)
352:Map of the main site
214:Show map of Scotland
177:58.994056; -3.208056
1289:Inaccessible Island
735:World Heritage Site
493:7 June 2017 at the
302:. It was looted by
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1358:Prehistoric Orkney
1138:Edinburgh Old Town
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1072:Maritime Greenwich
1009:St Martin's Church
910:Burroughston Broch
849:Tomb of the Eagles
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727:Prehistoric Orkney
430:General references
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163:3°12′29.0″W
150:Coordinates
116:1999 (23rd
113:Inscription
1332:Categories
1227:Town Walls
1216:Town Walls
1171:New Lanark
1083:including
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758:Skara Brae
469:"Maeshowe"
338:Skara Brae
125:Extensions
85:Skara Brae
1028:Cathedral
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829:Mor Stein
318:megaliths
258:Neolithic
103:Reference
1176:St Kilda
1142:New Town
1130:Scotland
1090:Saltaire
743:Maeshowe
560:Archived
519:Archived
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391:See also
288:Maeshowe
270:Scotland
262:Mainland
94:Criteria
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64:Includes
58:Scotland
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974:England
304:Vikings
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118:Session
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839:Rinyo
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