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Ness Of Brodgar

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Cairn (Period Unassigned)(Possible)

Site Name Ness Of Brodgar

Classification Cairn (Period Unassigned)(Possible)

Canmore ID 1702

Site Number HY21SE 15

NGR HY 2941 1328

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Orkney Islands
  • Parish Stenness
  • Former Region Orkney Islands Area
  • Former District Orkney
  • Former County Orkney

Archaeology Notes

HY21SE 15 2941 1328.

(HY 2941 1328) Tumulus (NR)

OS 6" map, Orkney, 2nd ed., (1903).

A large flat-topped mound, but whether artificial or not cannot be ascertained without excavation.

RCAHMS 1946.

This probable cairn, an apparently artificial, grass-covered mound of earth and stones, measures 18.0m. in diameter and 1.8m. high. There is a shallow central depression in its top.

Resurveyed at 1.2500.

Visited by OS (RB) 24 April 1966.

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Field Visit (1 May 1994)

Orkney Barrows Project

This large bowl-shaped mound measures 20.7m by 18.11m and 1.8m in height. It is in a prominent position next to the henge. It was noted as being in poor condition.

Information from the Orkney Barrows Project (JD), 1994

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