Publication drawing; Knap of Howar (section from drawings by Traill); photographic copy
ORD 84/1 P
Description Publication drawing; Knap of Howar (section from drawings by Traill); photographic copy
Date c. 1935
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number ORD 84/1 P
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 336642
Scope and Content Settlement at Knap of Howar, Papa Westray, Orkney This neolithic settlement is at Knap of Howar. Until is was excavated in the 1930s much of the site was hidden by 4 m of sand. The settlement consists of two structures and would have been a single-family farmstead. This plan of the site shows the layout of the two structures. The larger structure, divided into two rooms, was the living area. The smaller structure, divided into three, was a barn and workshop. The buildings were linked by a short passage. Many of the finds from the site are now in the RMS. These include bone and stone tools and fragments of a local pottery known as Unstan Ware. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
Scale 1":5'
Medium Ink
External Reference Inv. fig. 268
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