Rinyo was a

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settlement on Rousay in

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. The site was discovered in the winter of 1837–38 on the lands of Bigland Farm in the north east of the island at . The site was excavated in 1938 and 1946 by Vere Gordon Childe, who also excavated Skara Brae on Mainland Orkney, and by W. G. Grant. Finds included flint implements, stone axes and balls, pottery and a stone mace-head."Rousay, Rinyo"
RCAHMS. Retrieved 25 June 2009. Over 100 archaeological sites have been identified on Rousay, including the complex of Midhowe Broch and Midhowe Chambered Cairn.

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3rd-millennium BC architecture in Scotland 1837 archaeological discoveries 1838 archaeological discoveries Archaeological sites in Orkney Prehistoric Orkney Stone Age sites in Scotland Former populated places in Scotland Scheduled monuments in Scotland Neolithic Scotland 1837 in Scotland 1838 in Scotland Neolithic settlements Rousay {{UK-archaeology-stub