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North Ronaldsay, Broch Of Burrian

Worked Object, Worked Object

Site Name North Ronaldsay, Broch Of Burrian

Classification Worked Object, Worked Object

Alternative Name(s) Burrian Broch; Strom Ness

Canmore ID 3680

Site Number HY75SE 3.01

NGR HY 7627 5138

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/3680

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Orkney Islands
  • Parish Cross And Burness
  • Former Region Orkney Islands Area
  • Former District Orkney
  • Former County Orkney

Archaeology Notes

HY75SE 3.01 7627 5138

The discovery of an ox-bone with Pictish symbols and a pebble with Celtic design have been taken as evidence of a Celtic Christian community.

D V Clarke 1970

RMS GB 230: Fragment. Intact side numbered 6 with four of the dots enclosed by two concentric circles. The damaged sides both have two dots, on one side enclosed by single circles and on the other by two concentric circles. 41 x 21mm.

RMS GB 231: Numbered 3, 4, 5, 6: the '3' and '4' sides damaged. All dots enclosed by poorly executed single circles. 44 x 17mm. Bad restoration of this broken piece has caused the anomalous cross-section. RMS GB 229: No markings are certainly discernible on the worn and damaged surfaces. 43 x 16mm. Find spot unknown.

D V Clarke 1970. E J MacKie 1971.

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