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Oronsay, Druim Arstail

Burial (viking)(possible), Ship Burial (viking)(possible), Pin (viking), Rivet (iron)(period Unknown)

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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Oronsay, Druim Arstail as Burial (viking)(possible), Ship Burial (viking)(possible), Pin (viking), Rivet (iron)(period Unknown). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Viking-period ship burial or possible burial site, significant for its association with Norse presence in the Orkney Islands. Artifacts such as pins and iron rivets suggest maritime and funerary practices of the Viking Age.

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