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Nether Howden

Long Cist (early Medieval)

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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Nether Howden as Long Cist (early Medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Early Medieval long cist; a simple burial monument, typically dating to the 6th–10th centuries AD, reflecting early Christian or pre-Christian funerary practices in Scotland. Its survival contributes to understanding regional burial customs and settlement patterns of the period.

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