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Westray, Links of Trenabie

Grave(s) (viking), Axe (viking), Comb (viking), Drinking Vessel (viking), Sword (viking)(possible)

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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Westray, Links of Trenabie as Grave(s) (viking), Axe (viking), Comb (viking), Drinking Vessel (viking), Sword (viking)(possible). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1km. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Viking burial site, dating to the early medieval period (9th–11th century AD), containing grave goods indicative of high-status individuals. Its significance lies in the preservation of personal items that provide insight into Viking material culture and burial practices in the Orkney Islands.

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