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Millhouse, Sand Fiold, Bay of Skaill

Barrow(s) (bronze Age), Cist(s) (bronze Age), Cist (early Bronze Age), Inhumation(s) (early Bronze Age), Necklace (jet)(bronze Age)(possible)

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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Millhouse, Sand Fiold, Bay of Skaill as Barrow(s) (bronze Age), Cist(s) (bronze Age), Cist (early Bronze Age), Inhumation(s) (early Bronze Age), Necklace (jet)(bronze Age)(possible). 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 Bronze Age cist and barrow complex, associated with inhumation burials and a possible necklace; significant as part of the broader mortuary landscape of the Bay of Skaill, a key area for understanding early Bronze Age funerary practices in Orkney.

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