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Limefield

Burial Cairn (bronze Age), Short Cist (bronze Age), Button (jet)(bronze Age), Cinerary Urn(s) (bronze Age), Food Vessel Urn(s) (bronze Age), Lithic Implement(s) (bronze Age), Ring (shale)(period Unknown)

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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Limefield as Burial Cairn (bronze Age), Short Cist (bronze Age), Button (jet)(bronze Age), Cinerary Urn(s) (bronze Age), Food Vessel Urn(s) (bronze Age), Lithic Implement(s) (bronze Age), Ring (shale)(period Unknown). 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 burial cairn with associated short cist and jet button, indicating a high-status funerary context. Its significance lies in the presence of multiple artefacts, including cinerary and food vessels, reflecting Bronze Age burial practices and social organisation in the region.

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