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Burness House

A Category B Listed Building in West Mainland, Orkney Islands

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Coordinates

Latitude: 59.0252 / 59°1'30"N

Longitude: -3.0684 / 3°4'6"W

OS Eastings: 338760

OS Northings: 1015842

OS Grid: HY387158

Mapcode National: GBR L4SW.93V

Mapcode Global: WH69R.VF01

Plus Code: 9CFR2WGJ+3J

Entry Name: Burness House

Listing Name: Burness House

Listing Date: 8 December 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 345627

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB12733

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200345627

Location: Firth

County: Orkney Islands

Electoral Ward: West Mainland

Parish: Firth

Traditional County: Orkney

Tagged with: House

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Description

18th(?) cent. Traditional, 2 1/2 storeys. Harled. Flagged
roof. Corbie-steps. Outlying advanced wings. Kitchen wing
at rear is relic of earlier house and has ingle-nook.
Out-buildings to S. and E.

Statement of Interest

Burness belonged in turn to Sclaters, Baikies and Stewarts

of Brough (Westray).

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