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Dunbar, Castle Park

Burial Ground (early Medieval), Human Remains (early Medieval), Long Cist(s) (early Medieval)

What is recorded here

Dunbar, Castle Park marks an early Medieval burial ground where long cists still hold human remains. The dead may have laid beside the castle walls, trusting stone to keep what flesh loses.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Dunbar, Castle Park as Burial Ground (early Medieval), Human Remains (early Medieval), Long Cist(s) (early Medieval). 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.

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