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Breckness House and site of chapel is a complex of archaeological remains located in Orkney, Scotland. The site comprises the ruins of a substantial house structure alongside evidence of an associated chapel, representing occupation and settlement patterns from the medieval period onwards. The physical remains indicate domestic habitation of some considerable status, with the chapel suggesting the religious and social significance of the site within its local community. The monument reflects the settlement archaeology of Orkney during a period of sustained occupation and demonstrates the integration of domestic and ecclesiastical architecture characteristic of medieval and early modern Orcadian settlements.
Breckness House and site of chapel is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1487. View the official record →
Breckness House and site of chapel is a complex of archaeological remains located in Orkney, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1487.
Breckness House and site of chapel is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM1487.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Leafea, standing stones 535m SSW of Broadshore House (0.6 km), Brockan, burnt mound 300m S of (0.6 km), Ness Battery, coast defence battery, Stromness (2.7 km).
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