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The round Cairn, Camster
One of the two Chambered Cairns at Camster.  This one is called the Round Cairn, simply because it is round.  It was constructed around 5,000 years ago. In 1865 archaeologist Joseph Anderson found burnt human bones inside and parts of two skeletons in the passageway. [url=http://streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=326087&Y=944040&A=Y&Z=115/] Map location. [/url]
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The round Cairn, Camster

One of the two Chambered Cairns at Camster. This one is called the Round Cairn, simply because it is round. It was constructed around 5,000 years ago. In 1865 archaeologist Joseph Anderson found burnt human bones inside and parts of two skeletons in the passageway. Map location.

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