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Rousay, Trumland

Barrow (early Bronze Age), Cist(s) (early Bronze Age), Cremation(s) (early Bronze Age), Cinerary Vessel (steatite)(early Bronze Age), Unidentified Pottery (pottery)(early Bronze Age)

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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Rousay, Trumland as Barrow (early Bronze Age), Cist(s) (early Bronze Age), Cremation(s) (early Bronze Age), Cinerary Vessel (steatite)(early Bronze Age), Unidentified Pottery (pottery)(early Bronze 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.
Early Bronze Age barrow with associated cists and cremations, including a steatite cinerary vessel. The site reflects burial practices and funerary rites of the early Bronze Age in Orkney.

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