Desk Based Assessment
Date 10 March 1964
Event ID 645185
Category Recording
Type Desk Based Assessment
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/645185
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Earth-house, Grainbank was first discovered about 1827. It was re-opened in 1857 (see The Orcadian, August 3rd 1857) and taken into the custody of the Ministry of Works in 1908. The structure is approached by a stair which enters a passage 15ft 6in long and 2ft 6in wide by 3ft high. The roof of the chamber is supported on four free-standing upright stones. When opened in 1857 the chamber contained charred wood, bones of domestic animals, and shell fish.
Information from OS (SW) 10 March 1964
Sources: RCAHMS 1946., No. 409; AMs Scot 1961, 32
