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Archaeology Notes
Event ID 861203
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Archaeology Notes
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/861203
HY44SW 6 4308 4295
See also HY44SW 1.
Some indefinite remains, apparently those of a building with a square enclosure on each side, lie a short distance NW of the Knowe of Burristae (HY44SW 1).
RCAHMS 1946, visited 6 July 1928.
Traces of a building oriented ENE-WSW and measuring about 6.0m by 4.0 m; the N wall can be seen at one point to measure 1.2m in thickness. The amorphous remains of two structures measuring from 2.0 to 3.0m square are outside the S and W walls. The turf-covered footings of a wall of uncertain period follow an irregular course from the E corner of the building in direction of the Knowe of Burristae and is probably the continuation of a similar wall which can be traced for some distance to the NW of the building.
Surveyed at 1:2500.
Visited by OS 2 July 1970.
HY 4308 4295 A rapid investigation was undertaken of a severely eroded scheduled broch site. The coastal section was cleaned and recorded and storm-thrown rock was cleared away from the seaward side. This revealed that although the site has been damaged by coastal erosion, upwards of 60% of the ground plan, together with internal floor deposits survive intact below the level of the beach.
Sponsor: Orkney Islands Council.
H Moore and G Wilson, 2006.
