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Excavation LIFTE Rousay Skaill Farm

Skaill and the Wirk, Rousay: aerial gallery

By Sigurd TowrieSaturday, July 17, 2021 (1:18pm)Monday, July 26, 2021 (8:17am)
A selection of drone photographs of Skaill and the Wirk, Rousay, courtesy of Bobby Friel.
All images: Bobby Friel/@takethehighview

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