Field Visit
Date 1999
Event ID 879514
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/879514
A low mound, which may be artificial, lies adjacent to the coast edge. It is sub-oval in shape, measuring some 25m by 12m and stands no more than 1m high. A modern marker cairn has been constructed on its highest point. The seaward side of the mound has been damaged by coastal erosion and stonework, which appears to be of a structural nature, is exposed in an erosion face which extends for 10m and is up to 1m high. This area is used by nesting fulmars. To the north side of the mound can be seen the feint outline of a curvilinear earthwork. This is up to 2m in width and extends for 15m or more inland, running to the west of the mound. The Ref.: Orkney Name Book No.2, 1879; RCAHMS (1946) #446; RCAHMS (1980) #156.
Coastal Zone Assessment Survey, 1999
