Knowe Of Eversti
Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Site Name Knowe Of Eversti
Classification Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 1919
Site Number HY22SW 3
NGR HY 2300 2288
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/1919
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Birsay And Harray
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
HY22SW 3 2300 2288.
(HY 2300 2288) Knowe of Eversti (NR)
O.S.6"map, Orkney, 2nd ed.,(1903).
A mound of burnt stones.
RCAHMS 1946.
The 'Knowe of Eversti' is a turf-covered mound, c.1.7 m maximum height, composed of earth and burnt stones, situated close by the Burn of Eversti.
Surveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS(RL) 24 May 1967.
Field Visit (24 May 1967)
The 'Knowe of Eversti' is a turf-covered mound, c.1.7 m maximum height, composed of earth and burnt stones, situated close by the Burn of Eversti.
Surveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS(RL) 24 May 1967.
Orkney Smr Note
Knowe of Eversti, a burnt mound about a quarter of a mile from the sea shore, NE of Outshore Point
Information from Orkney SMR [n.d.]
