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Shapinsay, Twi Ness

Cairn (prehistoric), Kelp Pit (post Medieval)
Shapinsay, Twi Ness
Photo: N Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Report the wrong picture

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Shapinsay, Twi Ness is a cairn in Orkney Islands, Scotland.

From the Historic Environment Scotland record 2401

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  • Colin Smith, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • HelenK, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Des Colhoun, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • N Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Mike Pennington, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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