Ness Of Brodgar
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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- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Stenness
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
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.
Field Visit (1 May 1994)
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
