Field Visit
Date 1998
Event ID 639611
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/639611
A coastal exposure, over 50m long, contains structural remains but is so overgrown that these are not clearly identifiable. The section face stands up to 3m in height and along with a series of upright slabs there are anthropogenic soil deposits which contain inclusions of bone and shell. The site has been eroding for many years and collections of artefacts and unworked bone have been collected and deposited at Tankerness House Museum. Previous recorders have interpreted the site as a broch and associated settlement. The site has never been thoroughly assessed, however, and it may be that significant remains of both earlier and later periods are also present.
Moore and Wilson, 1998
Orkney Coastal Zone Assessment
