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Sanday, Leavis Garth

Cist (bronze Age)(possible), Hammer (stone)(period Unassigned)

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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Sanday, Leavis Garth as Cist (bronze Age)(possible), Hammer (stone)(period Unassigned). 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.
Bronze Age cist; possibly associated with early burial practices in Orkney. Its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of prehistoric funerary customs in northern Scotland.

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