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Switha, The Ool

Cairn, Long Cist (early Medieval)
Switha, The Ool
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Switha, The Ool is a cairn in Orkney Islands, Scotland.

From the Historic Environment Scotland record 9472

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  • Richard Webb, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Ian Balcombe, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Colin Park, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Alan Reid, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Calum McRoberts, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Francis Citpecs, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Sandy Gerrard, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Chris, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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