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Oronsay, 'cnoc Sligeach'

Shell Midden (mesolithic)
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Colonsay and Oronsay
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Map note: The map marks Oronsay, 'cnoc Sligeach' as a shell midden near Oronsay Farm, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The past can keep its secrets; the map gives you a starting point.

From the Historic Environment Scotland record 37801

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  • Andrew Abbott, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Alpin Stewart, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Tom Richardson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Tony Kinghorn, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Alan Reid, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Ian Taylor, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.dailyrecord.co.uk
  • David Hoult, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Explorer Tom Oronsay Priory waits on a tidal island south of Colonsay, and the sea insists on checking your appointment before you…

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Explorer Tom Oronsay, Oronsay Priory in Argyll and Bute has a church and some grave slabs. Monks were busy burying people while…

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