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Archaeology Notes
Event ID 643952
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Archaeology Notes
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/643952
HY31SE 11 350 102.
A cist, about 22 ins long and containing human remains, has been found in a field north of Skaill farmhouse.
RCAHMS 1946.
A cist of unspecified size was discovered by the father of Mr Slater (Mr W Slater, Skaill, Orphir, Orkney) "about 60 years ago" whilst fencing the SW side of a field in the area centred at HY 350 102. The exact find-spot is not known.
Visited by OS(NKB) 29 April 1966.
The cist is mentioned in Omond (Omond 1910) as being 'found close to the roadside' and 'held a child's skeleton.
Information via e-mail to RCAHMS from M Howe, 14 October 2005
