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Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn — Neolithic chambered cairn located on the island of Rousay in Orkney, Scotland.

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn

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Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn is a archaeological in islands. (Neolithic chambered cairn located on the island of Rousay in Orkney, Scotland.) Wikipedia notes: "Knowe of Yarso chambered cairn is a Neolithic burial monument located on the island of Rousay in Orkney, Scotland. The site was excavated in the 1930s, and uncovered human and animal bones as well as pottery sherds, flint and bone tools, and arrowheads.". Coordinates 59.1342°, -3.0419°. Sources are credited at the bottom of this page.

Coordinates
59.1342, -3.0419

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