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Auskerry, long cist 95m W of Whale Geo is a Bronze Age burial monument located on the island of Auskerry in Orkney, Scotland. The structure comprises a stone-built long cist, a characteristic burial form of the Bronze Age period, positioned approximately 95 metres west of the geographical feature known as Whale Geo. Long cists of this type typically consist of stone slabs arranged to form a rectangular burial chamber, reflecting funerary practices current in northern Britain during the Bronze Age. The monument is recorded within the Historic Environment Scotland database under the official designation HES INSPIRE SM13384.
Auskerry, long cist 95m W of Whale Geo is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13384. View the official record →
Auskerry, long cist 95m W of Whale Geo is a Bronze Age burial monument located on the island of Auskerry in Orkney, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13384.
Auskerry, long cist 95m W of Whale Geo dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a long cist 95m w of whale geo. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Auskerry, long cist 95m W of Whale Geo is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM13384.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Auskerry, standing stone 160m NW of Chapel Geo (0.2 km), Auskerry, settlement 315m ESE of Loch of Dinnapow (0.2 km), Auskerry, chapel & settlement 590m NE of Auskerry Lighthouse (0.3 km).
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