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Site of five short cists discovered during excavation in September 1855 by 19th century antiquarian Andrew Jervise around St Orland's Stone. Jervise dug on the east of St Orland's Stone, but finding nothing dug on 'a south-westerly course'. An unenclosed burial (possibly Pictish) was found. Beneath this, to a depth of 25.4-38 cm, five and unpaved cists, composed of thin sandstone flags from 2.5 -7.6 cm thick were discovered. Four of the cists had collapsed in on themselves, but all of the bodies lay with the heads towards the west and enough remained to confirm that they had been crouched inhumations. The fifth cist had its lid intact, was closer to the surface than the others and the bones within were much decayed. Jervise sites the find to the southwest of St Orland's Stone and all were within 3.65 m of it, laid out 'not quite in a line' east to west. The first three discovered lay 38 cm deep and the others two circa 48 cm .
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Historic Environment Records (HER) 
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NO45SW0008 - ST ORLAND'S STONE