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Skaill

Cist(s) (early Bronze Age), Cremation(s) (early Bronze Age), Arrowhead(s) (flint)(early Bronze Age), Axehead(s) (stone)(early Bronze Age)

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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Skaill as Cist(s) (early Bronze Age), Cremation(s) (early Bronze Age), Arrowhead(s) (flint)(early Bronze Age), Axehead(s) (stone)(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 tomb, associated with cremation burials and flint arrowheads. Significance lies in its contribution to understanding burial practices and material culture of early Bronze Age communities in Orkney.

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