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Kingston Common

Long Cist(s) (early Medieval), Long Cist Cemetery (period Unassigned)

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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Kingston Common as Long Cist(s) (early Medieval), Long Cist Cemetery (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Early Medieval long cist or long cist cemetery; these burial structures are typically associated with the 6th to 10th centuries and represent simple, rectangular stone coffins often used for inhumation burials. Their presence contributes to understanding regional burial practices and settlement patterns in early medieval Scotland.

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