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An unusual grouping of bones was found near one of Scotland’s most iconic landmarks<\/a> \u2014 and officials aren’t sure how the bones got there.<\/p>\n

The remains were found on Crow Hill near Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh, a rise within Holyrood Park that overlooks Duddingston Loch and the Firth of Forth.<\/p>\n

Park rangers uncovered the bones during a routine patrol after a wildfire burned<\/a> part of the park in August, according to Historic Environment Scotland (HES).<\/p>\n

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The cause of the wildfire is still under investigation. Though the collection was found over the summer, officials did not disclose the discovery until November.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Once alerted, archaeologists quickly arrived<\/a> to assess and remove the cache.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The curious collection of bones consists of several specials, according to the HES, including “cattle, horse, sheep or goat and possibly even cat.”<\/p>\n

The HES added, “The remains do not seem to have been part of a wider feature. However, the number and variety of bones make it an unusual \u2014 and potentially significant \u2014 discovery.”<\/p>\n

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An HES official told Fox News Digital the bones are likely post-medieval, but no age has been determined yet.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“It is likely this area was used for grazing<\/a>, as much of the land in Holyrood Park was grazed in the past,” an HES spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

“However, the bones belong to various species of animal<\/a> and are not complete skeletons, so there is no obvious or direct link to sheep grazing.”<\/p>\n

Specialists plan to radiocarbon date the bones, which they hope will shed light on how old they are and why they were dumped.<\/p>\n

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The HES also noted that Crow Hill is near a prehistoric hillfort that once surrounded the summits of both Crow Hill and Arthur’s Seat.<\/p>\n

The spokesperson added that Holyrood Park is a “hugely rich archaeological landscape” \u2014 with much more of its history still to be uncovered.<\/p>\n

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“We are continually learning about its past and the nature of what survives here,” the official added.<\/p>\n

The bone collection adds to a number of eyebrow-raising archaeological discoveries<\/a> in Scotland over the past year.<\/p>\n

Over the summer, an archaeology student found a finely carved ancient head,<\/a> featuring an eerie smile, during a dig on a Scottish farm.<\/p>\n

In Inverness, archaeologists discovered a prehistoric village<\/a> beneath a future golf course earlier this year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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