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Rousay, Nether Crusday

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Recorded parish
Rousay and Egilsay
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Rousay, Nether Crusday is an enclosure in Orkney Islands, Scotland.

From the Historic Environment Scotland record 182338

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  • Colin Smith, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • David Wyatt, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Anne Burgess, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • N Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • David Hawgood, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Humphrey Bolton, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Rude Health, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Stephen McKay, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Explorer Tom Blackhammer does not need a tower to make an impression. Its low green mound on Rousay hides a stone chamber built…

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