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Knowes of Euro

Barrow(s) (prehistoric), Cist (period Unassigned)

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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Knowes of Euro as Barrow(s) (prehistoric), Cist (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.
Neolithic barrows and a cist, dating to the 3rd millennium BCE. The site is significant as an example of early prehistoric burial practices in Orkney.

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