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Linga Holm is a prehistoric burial site in Orkney, Scotland, consisting of two cairns of Neolithic or Bronze Age date. The monument is situated on the small island of Linga Holm and represents the funerary practices of early farming communities or later Bronze Age populations in the Orkney archipelago. Such cairns typically served as communal or family burial monuments, with internal stone chambers constructed to contain human remains and grave goods. The site is recorded in the Historic Environment Scotland database under the designation SM1374 and forms part of the significant archaeological heritage of Orkney's prehistoric period.
Linga Holm,two cairns is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1374. View the official record →
Linga Holm is a prehistoric burial site in Orkney, Scotland, consisting of two cairns of Neolithic or Bronze Age date. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1374.
Linga Holm,two cairns 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 SM1374.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Linga Holm,mound (0.3 km), Lochend,chambered cairn 450m NW of,Stronsay (2.5 km), Oram's Fancy,two cairns 250m NW of Sandybank (3 km).
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