Skaill
Midden (Period Unassigned), Settlement (Period Unassigned), Wall (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Skaill
Classification Midden (Period Unassigned), Settlement (Period Unassigned), Wall (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Bay Of Skaill
Canmore ID 1684
Site Number HY21NW 30
NGR HY 2294 1874
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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SC 1861416
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
SC 1861423
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
SC 1861430
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
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Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
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Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
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SC 1861477
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
SC 1861479
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
SC 1861489
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1982
© Durham University Excavations Committee
SC 1861494
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1982
© Durham University Excavations Committee
SC 2339649
Skaill, HY21NW 30, Ordnance Survey index card, Recto
Records of the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, England
1958
© Crown Copyright: HES (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Collection)
SC 2612867
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1982
© Durham University Excavations Committee
SC 2633706
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
SC 1861403
Photograph showing erosion of structural features in cliff.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1977
© Historic Scotland
SC 1861410
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
SC 1861413
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
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Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
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Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
SC 1861436
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
SC 1861439
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
SC 1861456
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
SC 1861457
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
SC 1861467
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
SC 1861480
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1982
© Durham University Excavation Committee
SC 1861486
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Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1982
© Durham University Excavation Committee
SC 1861487
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Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1982
© Durham University Excavation Committee
SC 1861492
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1982
© Durham University Excavations Committee
SC 2612864
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1982
© Durham University Excavations Committee
SC 2633707
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
SC 1861414
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Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
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Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
SC 1861437
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Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
SC 1861442
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
SC 1861445
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
SC 1861453
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
SC 1861460
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
SC 1861464
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
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SC 1861471
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Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
SC 1861482
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1982
© Durham University Excavation Committee
SC 1861483
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1982
© Durham University Excavation Committee
SC 1861490
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features. Plate vi, p91 GAJ 1985 vol.2 Detail of erosion, showing lower level of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1982
© Durham University Excavations Committee
SC 1861493
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features. Plate iv, p90 GAJ 1985 vol.2 Detail of erosion, showing flagging and walls.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1982
© Durham University Excavations Committee
SC 1861496
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features. Plate iii, p90 GAJ 1985 vol.2 Overall view of erosion of mound site looking S.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1982
© Durham University Excavations Committee
SC 1861498
Location map of sites around the Bay of Skaill. Draft of publication drawing. GAJ 1985 Fig.1 p83
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
SC 1861500
Location plan of Areas A to J. Draft of publication drawing.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
SC 1861502
Resistivity survey. Draft of publication drawing.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
SC 2339647
Skaill, HY21NW 30, Ordnance Survey index card, Recto
Records of the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, England
1958
© Crown Copyright: HES (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Collection)
SC 2612859
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1982
© Durham University Excavation Committee
SC 2633710
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
SC 1861361
Photograph showing erosion of structural features in cliff.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1977
© Historic Scotland
SC 1861362
Photograph showing erosion of structural features in cliff.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1977
© Historic Scotland
SC 1861406
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1977
© Historic Scotland
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Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
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Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
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Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
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Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
SC 1861448
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
SC 1861449
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
SC 1861461
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
SC 1861462
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
SC 1861468
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
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Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
SC 1861481
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1982
© Durham University Excavation Committee
SC 1861497
Location map of site in Orkney. Draft of publication drawing.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
SC 2612863
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1982
© Durham University Excavations Committee
SC 2612866
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1982
© Durham University Excavations Committee
SC 2633711
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
SC 1861420
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
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Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
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Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
SC 1861434
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
SC 1861446
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
SC 1861451
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
SC 1861452
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
SC 1861472
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
SC 1861499
Contour survey. Draft of publication drawing. GAJ 1985 Fig.2 p86
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
SC 1861501
Resistivity survey grid. Draft of publication drawing.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
SC 2339648
Skaill, HY21NW 30, Ordnance Survey index card, Recto
Records of the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, England
1958
© Crown Copyright: HES (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Collection)
SC 2612861
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1982
© Durham University Excavations Committee
SC 2612865
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features. Plate iv, p90 GAJ 1985 vol.2 Detail of erosion, showing flagging and walls.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1982
© Durham University Excavations Committee
SC 2633708
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
SC 1861428
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
SC 1861431
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
SC 1861441
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
SC 1861443
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
SC 1861447
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
SC 1861454
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
SC 1861458
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
SC 1861466
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
SC 1861469
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
SC 1861473
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
SC 1861474
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
SC 2612862
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features. Plate vi, p91 GAJ 1985 vol.2 Detail of erosion, showing lower level of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1982
© Durham University Excavations Committee
SC 1861359
Aerial photograph of site. Plate ii, p84 GAJ 1985 vol.2 Mound site at Skaill.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Durham University Excavations Committee
SC 1861360
Photograph showing erosion of structural features in cliff.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1977
© Historic Scotland
SC 1861404
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1977
© Historic Scotland
SC 1861407
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
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Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
SC 1861415
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
SC 1861424
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
SC 1861425
Photograph showing coastal erosion of structural features.
Viking and Early Settlement Archaeology Research Project
1978
© Historic Scotland
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- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Sandwick
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
HY21NW 30.00 2294 1874
HY21NW 30.01 HY 2292 1877 Wall; Midden
HY21NW 30.02 HY 2294 1876 Cist; Burial
Resistivity (1979)
A resistivity survey over some 850 sqm suggests these extend back from the crest of the mound. There appear to be earlier deposits below.
C Morris 1979
Contour Survey (1982)
Small scale survey took place to complete basic recording of this severely eroding site. A contour survey over the area of the mound, back from the edge, was undertaken, together with re-photography. In places the site has changed beyond recognition since 1978.
Sponsor:Durham University Excavation Committee.
C Morris 1982
Note (4 August 1997)
Negatives for prints C50331-86 are currently missing.
Information from RCAHMS (FO) 4 August 1997
