Benziaroth
Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Site Name Benziaroth
Classification Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 2065
Site Number HY31SE 15
NGR HY 3678 1488
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/2065
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Firth
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
HY31SE 15 3678 1488.
There is a mound of burnt stones about midway between the farm of Benziaroth and the main road.
RCAHMS 1946. Visited August 1928.
HY 3678 1488. An oval mound, measuring c.22.0m NW-SE by 17.0m transversely and 1.7m high on its SW side and 0.4m high on the NE, situated on level ground beside a stream.
Ploughing on the north side has spread the mound and revealed a content of burnt sandstone and black earth.
Surveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS(NKB) 29 April 1966.
Field Visit (29 April 1966)
HY 3678 1488. An oval mound, measuring c.22.0m NW-SE by 17.0m transversely and 1.7m high on its SW side and 0.4m high on the NE, situated on level ground beside a stream.
Ploughing on the north side has spread the mound and revealed a content of burnt sandstone and black earth.
Surveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS(NKB) 29 April 1966.
Desk Based Assessment (4 March 1966)
There is a mound of burnt stones about midway between the farm of Benziaroth and the main road.
Information from OS (JH) 4 March 1966
Source: RCAHMS 1946. (Visited August 1928).
