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Cumminess Wood

Plank (mesolithic)
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Stenness
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Cumminess Wood is a plank in Orkney Islands, Scotland.

From the Historic Environment Scotland record 351742

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  • John Ireland, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Bill Boaden, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Anne Burgess, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.sott.net
  • Derek Mayes, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Richard Webb, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.britainexpress.com
  • Colin Smith, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
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