What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Crantit as Cist(s) (early Bronze Age), Cremation(s) (early Bronze Age), Inhumation (early Bronze Age), Mace (antler)(early Bronze Age), Unidentified Object (copper Alloy)(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 cist burial; significant for multiple cremations, inhumation, and artifacts including an antler mace.
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Places near here
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Orkney, KirkwallNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 958 yd
Walliwall QuarryQuarry (period Unassigned) · 977 yd
Scapa DistilleryDistillery (period Unassigned), Water Wheel(s) (period Unassigned) · 985 yd
Kirkwall harbour from the CathedralHeritage place · 1140 yd
Squadron Commander Edwin Dunning MemorialMemorial · 1320 yd
HMS Royal Oak Memorial StoneMemorial · 1332 yd
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