Huan
Long Cist (Early Medieval), Axehead (Stone)
Site Name Huan
Classification Long Cist (Early Medieval), Axehead (Stone)
Canmore ID 1899
Site Number HY22SW 11
NGR HY 2373 2065
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/1899
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Sandwick
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
HY22SW 11 2373 2065.
(HY 2373 2065) Stone Cist, Human Remains & Battle Axe found AD 1871 (NAT)
O.S.6"map, Orkney, 2nd ed.,(1903).
A cist, 7 ft long by 3 1/2 ft by 3 ft deep, containing human remains and a stone axe, was found by David Garson of Huan in 1871. Both the cist and the axe were made of a stone resembling marble.
Name Book 1880.
The site is on a knoll.
RCAHMS 1946.
The site falls in a pasture field in which there is no sign of a knoll. No further information.
Visited by OS(RL) 23 May 1967.
