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Field Visit

Date September 1980

Event ID 619058

Category Recording

Type Field Visit

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/619058

Entirely grassed, steep mound big enough to be a broch. In

the upper part of the mound no stonework is visible but for top

1.5m it is very steep indeed on the N, landward side. Overall

height of mound is some 3m. On both W and E sides there are

remains of modern stone boathouses or nausts built against the

mound. That on the W seems to incorporate a good deal of masonry

of the broch outer wall-face, and behind the boathouse wall is an

erosion exposure showing packed stones. Outer wall-face is

visible also some 3-4 courses high immediately above shore rocks

on SE sector. On W side there is a suggestion of an outer bank

beyond the boathouse.

Information from Orkney SMR (RGL) Sep 80.

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