Hall Of Tankerness, St Andrew's Burial-ground, Baikie Mausoleum

Burial Vault (18th Century), Mausoleum (18th Century)

Site Name Hall Of Tankerness, St Andrew's Burial-ground, Baikie Mausoleum

Classification Burial Vault (18th Century), Mausoleum (18th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Baikie Burial Vault; Baikies Tomb

Canmore ID 3004

Site Number HY50NW 43

NGR HY 52330 08851

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/3004

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Council Orkney Islands
Parish St Andrews And Deerness
Former Region Orkney Islands Area
Former District Orkney
Former County Orkney

Archaeology Notes

HY50NW 43 52330 08851

HY50NW 2 52327 08857 St Andrew's Burial-ground

The Baikie Mausoleum in the graveyard at Hall of Tankerness is a stone-built, stone-roofed structure, 3.5m by 4.5m on plan, with the Baikie arms over the doorway in the W gable-wall.

RCAHMS 1987, visited April 1979.

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Field Visit (April 1979)

Stone-built, stone-roofed mausoleum, 3.5 x 4.5m on plan, Baikie arms over doorway, which is in west gable. Stands in the graveyard which is site of a church, OR 31.

Information from Orkney SMR (RGL) Apr 79

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