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Benbecula, Rossinish

Cist (bronze Age), Cremation(s) (bronze Age), Inhumation(s) (bronze Age), Midden(s) (prehistoric), Pendant (stone)(bronze Age), Unidentified Pottery (pottery)(bronze Age) - (iron Age)

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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Benbecula, Rossinish as Cist (bronze Age), Cremation(s) (bronze Age), Inhumation(s) (bronze Age), Midden(s) (prehistoric), Pendant (stone)(bronze Age), Unidentified Pottery (pottery)(bronze Age) - (iron Age). 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.
Bronze Age cist and burial site with cremations and inhumations. It is significant for its prehistoric midden and a stone pendant, indicating settled activity and ritual practices in the Western Isles during the Bronze Age.

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