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Field notebook of C S T Calder (RCAHMS). Titled 'Orkney'.

MS 36/119

Description Field notebook of C S T Calder (RCAHMS). Titled 'Orkney'.

Date 27/6/1935 to 13/8/1935

Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

Catalogue Number MS 36/119

Category Manuscripts

Scope and Content Field notebook with sketches and notes of sites in mainland Orkney, Eday, Fara Graemsay, Rousay, Sanday, Shapinsay and Westray. Calder was sometimes accompanied by Professor Bryce. 1 Graveslabs in St Magnus Cathedral (sketches) 20 Bu of Orphir burnt mound 21 cairn & holm in Groundwater Loch (sketch view; not identified); Head of Work 22 Braebister earth-house 23 Dwarfie Stane (plans) 30 inscription on gravestone Pierowall Church 33 gravestones Eday (sketch) 35 early cross-slab Eday (sketch) 36 cairns on Calf of Eday 37 chambered cairn Eday Church (plan) 38 Sanday cairns 39 Elsness (plan) 40 Hawill burnt mound (Inv no 637; plan) 42 Howe of Langskaill 43 17th-century graveslabs at Holm Church (sketches) 52, 55 The Five Hillocks (plan) 53 mounds at Garth, Holm 56 burnt mounds in Rousay 57 Leafea (plan) 59 Knowe of Redland 60 Knowe of Buckquoy (plan) 61 17th-century lintel stone in Bridge Street, Kirkwall 62 skeletons excavated near Sandwick Church 63 Ness of Setter mound; graveslab in Sandwick churchyard (sketch) 64 North Bigging (Mithouse) 66 Burgar 65 mounds Copinsay 70 Howe of Hoxa 72 carved wooden panels in Longhope church, Hoy 73 Snelsetter 74 Osmondwall churchyard gravestones (sketch) 76 Broch of Burroughston 78 Bigland Long 80 Faraclett 81 Bigland Round (plan) 82 old house at Scockness, Rousay 83 Skaill, Westray, mound 85 Knucker Hill, Westray (plan) 86 Knowe of Burristae (plan) 87 Hodgalee; Garth 88 Holm of Papa Westray Centre; Linkataing, Eday 89 Linkataing chambered cairn (plan) 90 Vinquoy (plans) 92 Brough of Birsay carved stones (sketches) 93 doubtful cist at Wheethersins, Stenness 94 gravestones, St Magnus Cathedral (sketches)

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