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Wyre, Hallbreck

Cist (Period Unassigned)(Possible)

Site Name Wyre, Hallbreck

Classification Cist (Period Unassigned)(Possible)

Canmore ID 289845

Site Number HY42NW 84

NGR HY 43765 26035

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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  • Council Orkney Islands
  • Parish Rousay And Egilsay
  • Former Region Orkney Islands Area
  • Former District Orkney
  • Former County Orkney

Archaeology Notes

HY42NW 84 43765 26035

Site identified as part of a desk-based assessment followed by a broad-scale landscape survey.

HY 43765 26035 Large, partially upturned stone slab in the field, looks unnatural - measures approximately 1m wide and 60mm deep, length not visible. Possible cist.

HY 43769 26063 An area measuring approximately 7.5m diameter of darker and stonier soil contrasting with the surrounding ploughsoil.

Antonia Thomas, 2006.

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