Sanday, Thor Ness

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Cross and Burness

What is recorded here

Sanday, Thor Ness is a mound in Orkney Islands, Scotland.

From the Historic Environment Scotland record 3500

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• Peter Amsden, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Alpin Stewart, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Maker not stated on source page, www.istockphoto.com
• Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
• Claire Pegrum, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
• Ian Balcombe, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Andrew Riley, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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