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Ewelaw Rig

Enclosed Cremation Cemetery(s) (bronze Age)

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Ewelaw Rig as Enclosed Cremation Cemetery(s) (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.
Bronze Age enclosed cremation cemetery; significant as a rare type of funerary site in Scotland, reflecting early ritual practices and social organisation.

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