Gears

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What is recorded here

Gears is a mound in Orkney Islands, Scotland.

From the Historic Environment Scotland record 3041

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Photo credits

• David Purchase, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Anne Burgess, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• N Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Derek Mayes, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Ian Balcombe, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Mark Crook, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Doug Lee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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