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Westray, Cott

Square Barrow (iron Age)(possible)

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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Westray, Cott as Square Barrow (iron Age)(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.
Iron Age square barrow; likely a funerary monument associated with burial practices in northern Britain. Its precise function and wider significance remain unclear due to limited recorded context.

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