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Unstan Cairn is a heritage attraction in Orkney Islands, Scotland.
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- Derek Mayes, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- David Wyatt, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- John Ireland, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- David Medcalf, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- hayley green, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Andrew Riley, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Stevekeiretsu, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
- N Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Ian Balcombe, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Stephen McKay, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
UnstanChambered Cairn (neolithic), Inhumation(s) (early Neolithic), Rune Inscribed Stone (norse), Arrowhead(s) (flint)(early Neolithic), Bowl (pottery)(early Neolithic), Scraper (tool) (flint)(early Neolithic) · 2 yd
Unstan chambered cairnAncient tomb or cairn · 10 yd
Brig O' WaitheNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 455 yd
Bridge of WaitheRoad Bridge (mid 19th Century) (1859) · 519 yd
Upper OnstonFarmstead (post Medieval) · 682 yd
Ring of BrodgarRing Ditch (prehistoric) (possible) · 1.2 mi
Standing Stones HotelNo Class (event) (21st Century) (2020) · 1.2 mi
Ring of BrodgarHenge (neolithic) - (bronze Age), Rune Inscribed Stone (norse), Stone Circle (neolithic) - (bronze Age) · 1.2 mi
The beach below the HallBeach · 1.3 mi
The Ness of BrodgarVisitor information · 1.4 mi
Sand HolmIslet · 1.6 mi
Barnhouse SettlementVisitor information · 1.7 miMore things to do in Orkney Islands · All of Orkney Islands
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