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LIFTE Rousay Skaill Farmstead Viking/Norse

Rousay excavations from above

by Sigurd TowrieMonday, July 12, 2021 (8:06pm)
Drone footage from last week's excavations at Skaill and the Wirk courtesy of Bobby Friel (@takethehighview).
Drone footage courtesy of Bobby Friel (@takethehighview).

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