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Knowe Of Garraquoy
Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Site Name Knowe Of Garraquoy
Classification Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 1909
Site Number HY22SW 20
NGR HY 2374 2370
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/1909
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Birsay And Harray
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
HY22SW 20 2374 2370.
(HY 2374 2370) Knowe of Garraquoy (NR)
O.S.6"map, Orkney, 2nd ed.,(1903).
A mound of burnt stones.
RCAHMS 1946.
The Knowe of Garraquoy is a slightly crescentic turf-covered mound, c.1.2 m. maximum height, composed mainly of earth and burnt stones and situated close by a stream.
Visited by OS(RL) 17 May 1967.
Field Visit (17 May 1967)
The Knowe of Garraquoy is a slightly crescentic turf-covered mound, c.1.2 m. maximum height, composed mainly of earth and burnt stones and situated close by a stream.
Visited by OS(RL) 17 May 1967.
Orkney Smr Note
A small knoll said to have been an ancient burial ground but no remains of any description have been found in it, situated about a quarter of a mile S of Garraquoy, a quarter of a mile E of Green. About a quarter of the mound, which is composed of loam and marl, has recently been removed for top dressing land. [R1]
Burnt mound, 'Knowe of Garraquoy' approx 300 yards WNW of crofters house of Muce. [R2]
Information from Orkney SMR [n.d.]
