QUOYNESS
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QUOYNESS
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Quoyness chambered cairn is to be found on the Elsness peninsula and is approximately 5000 years old. The cairn is four metres high and has six chambers.
The remains of 10 adults and five children were found in the tomb along with two curiously sculptured stone objects and a whale bone pin.
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Quoyness chambered cairn is to be found on the Elsness peninsula and is approximately 5000 years old. The cairn is four metres high and has six chambers.
The remains of 10 adults and five children were found in the tomb along with two curiously sculptured stone objects and a whale bone pin.
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“QUOYNESS,” CUPIDO, accessed July 7, 2025, https://www.cupidoeu.org/omeka/items/show/1218.
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