Editing Knap of Howar (section)

{{Short description|Neolithic farmstead in northwest Scotland}}
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{{Infobox building
| name             = Knap of Howar
| image            = Knapofhowarinsun.jpg
| caption          = The house in 2009
| location         = [[Scotland]], [[United Kingdom]]
| material         = [[Stone]]
| coordinates      = {{coord|59.34944|-2.91069|format=dms|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
| years_built      = {{circa|3700 BC}}
| map_type         = UK Scotland
| map_caption      = Location in Scotland, United Kingdom
| height           = 1.6 meters
}}
The '''Knap of Howar''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|n|æ|p|_|ˌ|ɒ|v|_|ˈ|h|aʊ|ə|r|}}) on the island of [[Papa Westray]] in [[Orkney]], [[Scotland]] is a [[Neolithic]] [[farmstead]] which may be the oldest preserved stone house in northern Europe.<ref>[http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/propertyresults/propertyoverview.htm?PropID=PL_190 "Knap of Howar"] [[Historic Scotland]]. Retrieved 23 Sept 2011.</ref> [[Radiocarbon dating]] shows that it was occupied from 3700 BC to 2800 BC, earlier than the similar houses in the settlement at [[Skara Brae]] on the [[Mainland, Orkney|Orkney Mainland]].<ref>Wickham-Jones (2007) p. 40.</ref>