Knap of Howar

Knap of Howar
The house in 2009
Location within Scotland
General information
Location	Scotland
Coordinates	59°20′58″N 2°54′38″W
Year built	c. 3800 BC
Height
Height	1.6 meters
Technical details
Material	Stone

The Knap of Howar (/ˌnæp əv ˈhaʊər/) on the island of Papa Westray in Orkney, Scotland, is a Neolithic farmstead which may be the oldest preserved stone house in northern Europe. Radiocarbon dating shows that it was occupied from 3800 BC to 2800 BC, earlier than the similar houses in the settlement at Skara Brae on the Orkney Mainland.