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Burness, Scar, Sanday

A Category B Listed Building in North Isles, Orkney Islands

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Coordinates

Latitude: 59.2897 / 59°17'22"N

Longitude: -2.5745 / 2°34'28"W

OS Eastings: 367370

OS Northings: 1044939

OS Grid: HY673449

Mapcode National: GBR N405.MBC

Mapcode Global: XH8KM.SRVR

Plus Code: 9CFV7CQG+V6

Entry Name: Burness, Scar, Sanday

Listing Name: Sanday, Westove, Scar Former Windmill

Listing Date: 16 September 1999

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 337717

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB6189

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Sanday, Scar, Burness

ID on this website: 200337717

Location: Cross and Burness

County: Orkney Islands

Electoral Ward: North Isles

Parish: Cross And Burness

Traditional County: Orkney

Tagged with: Windmill

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Description

Later 18th century, random rubble tapered, circular-plan stump of windmill sited to S of Scar House; door opening at 2nd storey with stepped threshold.

Statement of Interest

A former windmill which no longer has sails. It provided an alternative power supply to the Scar House complex to the north.

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