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Desk Based Assessment
Date August 1997
Event ID 882481
Category Recording
Type Desk Based Assessment
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/882481
A short-horned cairn of Orkney-Cromarty type was completely destroyed in 1863. It stood in what is now cultivated land 100 yards of the East Broch of Burray (see B19). The demolition of the cairn was observed by Petrie, who made field notes on its dimensions and structure (see Henshall, 1989, ORK 7, 106-7). It was turf-covered and measured c. 15m E-W by 13.5m N-S and stood up to 1.6m high. The N and S ends of the exterior were concave, the E and W sides only very slightly so. The chamber measured 4m long and about 2.4m wide with built side walls, a pair of transverse slabs at each end, and two more pairs of slabs dividing it into three compartments. It is uncertain whether the whole extent was uncovered. The remains of a large number of unburnt human skeletons, domestic animals, including seven skeletons of dogs, were found in the chamber. One dog skull is preserved in NMAS (EQ 62).
Moore and Wilson, 1997
Coastal Zone Assessment Survey
