Eynhallow Sound
General View
Site Name Eynhallow Sound
Classification General View
Canmore ID 2158
Site Number HY32NE.01
NGR HY 37 28
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/2158
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Evie And Rendall
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
37 28
The parish assigned to this record is arbitrary.
Information from RCAHMS (LMcC) 22 January 2009
Aerial Photography (1971)
Oblique aerial photographs of Eynhallow Sound, Orkney, by John Dewar in 1971.
Field Visit (1 April 2007 - 30 April 2007)
The 2007 stage of fieldwork comprised a comprehensive walkover survey
supplemented by targeted geophysical survey. The results of this investigation are intended to form the baseline for future research and several areas have been identified for further survey in subsequent seasons.
Sixty-six sites of potential archaeological significance, ranging from possible prehistoric funerary monuments to twentieth-century buildings, were recorded.
By James Moore & Antonia Thomas
Department of Archaeology
Orkney College UHI
Funded by:
Hunter Archaeological Trust
Orkney Archaeological Trust
Orkney College Geophysics Unit
