Rousay, Swarta Fiold
Barrow (Prehistoric)
Site Name Rousay, Swarta Fiold
Classification Barrow (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 2186
Site Number HY32NE 34
NGR HY 3884 2849
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/2186
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Rousay And Egilsay
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
HY32NE 34 3884 2849.
At HY 3884 2849 is a barrow marked by a turf-covered mound of earth (with a little stone) measuring c.12.0m in diameter and 1.2m high. The centre has been dug into and is overlaid by a wall.
Surveyed 1/2500.
Visited by OS (AA) 16 October 1972.
Field Visit (16 October 1972)
At HY 3884 2849 is a barrow marked by a turf-covered mound of earth (with a little stone) measuring c.12.0m in diameter and 1.2m high. The centre has been dug into and is overlaid by a wall.
Surveyed 1/2500.
Visited by OS (AA) 16 October 1972.
Field Visit (September 1979)
below Swarta Fiold HY 3884 2849 HY32NE 34
A mound measuring 12m in diameter and 1.2m in height; the centre has been dug into.
RCAHMS 1982, visited September 1979
(OR 462)
Field Visit (27 April 1994)
A field visit during the course of the Orkney Barrows project recorded a bowl-shaped mound, with a diameter of 9.2m and a height of 1.0m. It is visible from the coast to the SW and on the skyline when viewed from the SSE.
Information from Orkney Barrows Project, 1994
