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Wyre, Testaquoy

Burial Cairn (Period Unassigned)(Possible)

Site Name Wyre, Testaquoy

Classification Burial Cairn (Period Unassigned)(Possible)

Canmore ID 289898

Site Number HY42NW 107

NGR HY 43626 25917

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 107 43626 25917

HY 43626 25917 Sub-circular feature, measuring approximately 11.5m diameter; appearing as a slight rise in the field with a darker area of soil and increased concentration of stone in the ploughsoil. Possible burial mound. Site identified as part of a desk-based assessment followed by a broad-scale landscape survey.

Antonia Thomas, 2006.

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