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Orkney Smr Note
Event ID 619034
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Orkney Smr Note
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/619034
On front edge of terrace immediately above level ground.
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This was a turf-covered mound 5ft high, 27ft diameter,
before excavation by W Grant, 1940. Double exterior wall-face
only partially excavated. Main axis of passage and chamber is S
of E and N of W; chamber, stalled type, 12ft long divided into 3
by transverse slabs; side walls of masonry, max height 3ft 6in.
Chamber was left open after excavation; main features still
visible but N wall has collapsed. Carinated pottery and flint
chip in Nat Museum Antiqs. [R1]
Information from Orkney SMR [n.d.]
