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Wasbister, Stenness - Sandwick parish boundary earthwork is a linear monument marking the administrative division between two parishes in Orkney. The earthwork follows the boundary line separating Stenness and Sandwick parishes and represents the physical manifestation of parish divisions that became formally established during the medieval period, though such territorial boundaries may reflect earlier territorial arrangements. The monument survives as an earthen bank or ditch, typical of parish boundary markers in the northern isles. Its precise dating remains uncertain, though parish boundaries in Orkney developed primarily from the medieval period onwards and were increasingly formalised through charter and customary use.
Wasbister, Stenness - Sandwick parish boundary, earthwork is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7855. View the official record →
Wasbister, Stenness - Sandwick parish boundary earthwork is a linear monument marking the administrative division between two parishes in Orkney. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7855.
Wasbister, Stenness - Sandwick parish boundary, earthwork 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 SM7855.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Diamond Cottage,defended promontory N of (2.1 km), Knowe of Onston,or Unstan,chambered cairn (2.2 km), Little Barnhouse, mound, 160m NE of (2.2 km).
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