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West Burra, Papil , St Laurence's Church

Architectural Fragment(s) (period Unknown), Burial Ground (early Medieval), Church (medieval), Composite Slab Shrine (early Medieval), Cross Slab (early Medieval), Monastery (early Medieval)(possible)

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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records West Burra, Papil , St Laurence's Church as Architectural Fragment(s) (period Unknown), Burial Ground (early Medieval), Church (medieval), Composite Slab Shrine (early Medieval), Cross Slab (early Medieval), Monastery (early Medieval)(possible). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
A composite slab with possible early medieval Christian iconography, associated with a medieval church and burial ground; its significance lies in reflecting the continuity of sacred landscape use in the Scottish Highlands.

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