North Ronaldsay, Strom Ness
House (17th Century)
Site Name North Ronaldsay, Strom Ness
Classification House (17th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Howar
Canmore ID 3666
Site Number HY75SE 19
NGR HY 7603 5153
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/3666
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Cross And Burness
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
HY75SE 19 7603 5153.
HY 7603 5153. Earthworks, Stromness: These earthworks indicate the site of a house named in the valuations of 1653. RCAHMS 1980; H Marwick 1923.
Scheduled with HY75SE 2 as Strom Ness, prehistoric settlement mound and 17th century house.
Information from Historic Scotland, scheduling document dated 1 March 2000.
Field Visit (July 1979)
Shapeless earthworks - indicating site of the house of
Stromness. The field of the same name, which formerly belonged
to this croft, lies immediately SE, Stromness is named in 1653
Valuation. [R1],
Information from Orkney SMR (RGL) Jul 79, Inf G Saetter, Howar.
Note (1980)
Stromness, North Ronaldsay HY 7603 5153 HY75SE
Earthworks indicating site of house named in the valuations of 1653.
RCAHMS 1980
(Marwick 1923b, 64; OR 199)
Field Visit (1999)
Earthworks at this location are thought to mark the site of a house named in valuations of 1653. Ref.: Marwick, H 'Place-names of North Ronaldsay', POAS, 1, 1922-3, 64. RCAHMS (1980), #113.
Moore & Wilson 1999.
Coastal Zone Assessment Survey, 1999
