Archaeology Notes

Event ID 644855

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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HY42NE 1 4555 2622

(HY 4555 2622) On the E shore of Wyre, close to the sea is a group of interrelated enclosures, the surrounding and dividing walls of which are, for the most part constructed to a special technique. That is, on both the outer and inner faces they are built of slabs set on edge with courses of stones laid above them. The walling cannot now be traced in its entirety as it is much broken down, and its thickness varies from 18 in up to an occasional 3 ft. The whole construction is on a slight slope, but the enclosed areas are nearly all on the same level. Close to the centre of the area marked 'F' on Inventory plan (RCAHMS 1946, fig.326), an angled cavity, (x on Inventory plan [RCAHMS 1946, fig.326]), lined with stones on edge has been partially exposed. It was full of black greasy earth among which were a few small animal bones. On the S beyond the wall of the enclosure is a small burnt mound, 15ft x 7ft and 35ft further W a spring of good water.

Beyond saying that this site belongs to the domestic category, nothing further can be confirmed about it.

RCAHMS 1946, visited 1934.

As described and planned by the RCAHMS. The alleged burnt mound is turfed-over and scarcely discernible.

Revised at 1/2500.

Visited by OS (ISS), 13 October 1972.

A series of five conjoined enclosures and two separate enclosure, lying approximately 90m and 130m to the N respectively, are depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Orkney and Shetland (Orkney) 1882, sheet xc).

The conjoined enclosures are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1982).

Information from RCAHMS (SAH), 21 December 2000

HY 45561 26220 Planned in detail by the RCAHMS in 1934. The associated burnt mound noted by RCAHMS (1982) as a slight feature was not visible. Site identified as part of a desk-based assessment followed by a broad-scale landscape survey.

Antonia Thomas, 2006.