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Westray, Pierowall Quarry

Chambered Cairn (neolithic), Inhumation (neolithic), Inscribed Stone(s) (neolithic), Roundhouse (iron Age), Structure (late Neolithic), Scraper (tool)(s) (flint)(neolithic), Unidentified Object(s) (stone)(neolithic), Unidentified Pottery (iron Age), Unid

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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Westray, Pierowall Quarry as Chambered Cairn (neolithic), Inhumation (neolithic), Inscribed Stone(s) (neolithic), Roundhouse (iron Age), Structure (late Neolithic), Scraper (tool)(s) (flint)(neolithic), Unidentified Object(s) (stone)(neolithic), Unidentified Pottery (iron Age), Unid. The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Neolithic chambered cairn and inhumation site, with associated inscribed stones, dating to the 4th–3rd millennia BCE. The site is significant for its early burial practices and carvings, contributing to understanding of Neolithic society in Orkney.

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