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Field Visit

Date 10 April 2008 - 14 April 2008

Event ID 578432

Category Recording

Type Field Visit

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/578432

HY 7650 4384 Work was undertaken on 10–14 April 2008 to ascertain the presence and location of the possible remains of a treb dyke (a type of prehistoric boundary). The possible remains of a treb dyke (HY74SE 19), or perhaps a small occupation site, were noted in the ploughed field W of the plot and at Thrave by a small mound in the N part of the plot, N of the steading buildings.

The Thrave steading (HY74SE 27) consists of two ranges, set at right-angles to each other, with associated walled vegetable plots or animal pens. The steading is of traditional vernacular construction and design, with flagstone walls, floors and roofs, a domestic dwelling in each range, a threshing barn and byres and so on. The steading was recorded by the RCAHMS during the Scottish Farm Buildings Survey.

Archive: Orkney SMR (intended)

Funder: Ms Paula Batey

Paul Sharman (ORCA), 2008

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