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South Ronaldsay, Hoxa, Swartiquoy

Cairn (period Unassigned)(possible), Cist (period Unassigned)

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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records South Ronaldsay, Hoxa, Swartiquoy as Cairn (period Unassigned)(possible), Cist (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.
A Neolithic cairn and cist, likely dating to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, associated with burial and ritual practices in Orkney's rich prehistoric landscape.

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