Field Visit
Date 31 August 1996
Event ID 973805
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/973805
These barrows were surveyed as part of the Orkney Barrows Project in September 1996, along with those called Elsness or Sivers Geo on the W side of the promontory.
The barrows are for the most part in good condition. With the linking earthen bank, this is a very substantial monument and a unique group. It should be noted that these are earthen barrows, not cairns, and should not be confused with stone-dyke-linking-cists feature as at Dennis Ness and Tor Ness.
Egmondshowe 1 (k): Diameter 9.0m. Height 0.35m.
Egmondshowe 2 (j): Measures 7.0m by 5.0m. Height 0.5-0.6m.
Egmondshowe 3 (i): Diameter 12.0m. Height 0.65m. Some slabs and uprights visible. This is the most prominent mound, visible from the W. It may be visible from the sea.
Egmondshowe 4 (h): Diameter 6.0m. Height 0.25m.
Egmondshowe 5 (g): Measures 13.0m by 9.0m. Height 0.6m. Stone uprights visible.
Egmondshowe 6 (f): Measures 11m NS by 7m EW. Height 0.4m.
Egmondshowe 7 (e): Measures 10m NS by 7m EW. Height 0.5m.
Egmondshowe 8 (d): Measures 11m EW by 6m NS. Height 0.2m.
Egmondshowe 9 (c): Measures 12m EW by 7m NS. Height 0.3m.
Egmondshowe 10 (b): Measures 10m EW by 7m NS. Height 0.3m. Some stones visible.
Egmondshowe 11 (a): Diameter 7.0m. Height 0.4m.
None of the mounds are prominent, but are probably visible from Tres Ness, 3.5km away.
Information from the Orkney Barrows Project (JD), 1996
