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Hill Of Cruaday

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Mound (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Hill Of Cruaday

Classification Mound (Period Unassigned)

Canmore ID 1903

Site Number HY22SW 15

NGR HY 24 22

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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

Archaeology Notes

HY22NW 15 24 22.

A mound, 36 ft in diameter and 5 ft 3 ins high, lies about a quarter-mile north of a group of four mounds (HY22SW 14). It has been dug into on top to a depth of 2 ft.

RCAHMS 1946.

There is no trace of the mound. The area is under cultivation.

Visited by OS(RL) 23 May 1967.

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