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Pole Hill, Leask

Cairn(s) (period Unassigned), Axehead(s) (stone)(period Unassigned), Cinerary Urn(s) (period Unassigned), Stone Ball(s) (stone)(period Unassigned)

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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Pole Hill, Leask as Cairn(s) (period Unassigned), Axehead(s) (stone)(period Unassigned), Cinerary Urn(s) (period Unassigned), Stone Ball(s) (stone)(period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1km. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Unassigned Neolithic or Bronze Age cairn with associated stone axeheads, cinerary urns, and stone balls. The assemblage suggests ritual or funerary use, typical of later prehistoric burial practices in southern Scotland.

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