South Ronaldsay, Graemston
Architectural Fragment (Period Unassigned), House (Period Unassigned)
Site Name South Ronaldsay, Graemston
Classification Architectural Fragment (Period Unassigned), House (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 9564
Site Number ND48SW 5
NGR ND 4489 8488
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/9564
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish South Ronaldsay
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
ND48SW 5 4489 8488
ND 4489 8488. Immediately behind the farm buildings at Graemston is the site of a dwelling house of some importance, but except for irregular traces of foundations, no part of the structure now survives. One of the adjacent croft-buildings has a doorway with 17th century mouded jambs and a stone used as a skew-put, which is inscribed 1679 GGBG. These apparently came from the demolished dwelling.
RCAHMS 1946, visited 1929
As described by the RCAHMS but no traces of foundations are now visible. The doorway and stone are still visible and according to Mr Hicks, Graemston, Cleat) there was another stone above the fireplace in a bedroom inscribed GG and BG 1679 but it is now covered over.
Visited by OS (ISS) 18 May 1973.
