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    RARE MEDIEVAL SITE DISCOVERED NEAR STORNOWAY

    Jun 11, 2022 2 minutes

    The site, discovered close to the hamlet of Gress near Stornoway, and made up of linear stone features, pits and postholes, produced over 100 shards of pottery, an unidentified coin, plus fish and animal bones.

    Following analysis of the finds, the site has been tentatively dated to between the 14th and 16th centuries and

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