Howans, Hurkisgarth
Broch (Iron Age)(Possible), Building(S) (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Howans, Hurkisgarth
Classification Broch (Iron Age)(Possible), Building(S) (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 1637
Site Number HY21NE 44
NGR HY 2523 1755
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/1637
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Sandwick
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
HY21NE 44 2523 1755.
(HY 2524 1755) Howans {NR} (Site of)
O.S.6"map, Orkney, 2nd ed.,(1903).
'The remains of two buildings said to have been ancient Broughs. In the most northerly one some ancient relics were discovered also Deer's horns. In the same Brough stands a well. There is no tradition of any description concerning it. '
Name Book 1880.
The area is now under cultivation. A chambered structure is said to have occupied the site.
RCAHMS 1946.
No trace of buildings in a cultivated field.
Visited by OS(RL) 20 May 1967.
Publication Account (2002)
HY21 7 HOWANS
HY/252176
Possible broch, referred to as a “brough” [1], in Sandwick but no clear indications of the nature of the structure have been seen.
Sources: 1. OS card HY 21 NE 44: 2. RCAHMS 1946, 2, no. 746, 271.
E W MacKie 2002
