Tower Of Clett
Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Site Name Tower Of Clett
Classification Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Alternative Name(s) Rami Geo; Holm Battery
Canmore ID 2363
Site Number HY40SE 10
NGR HY 49497 01654
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/2363
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Holm
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
HY40SE 10 49497 01654
(HY 4950 0165) Burnt Mound (NR)
OS 1"map, (1959).
A mound of burnt stones.
RCAHMS 1946, visited 6 August 1929.
This turf covered mound, 1.0m. high contains much black earth but no blackened stones could be seen in it. It is close to a fresh water supply which suggests culinary associations. No finds have been reported in, or near this mound.
Surveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS (NKB) 28 August 1964.
A turf covered burnt mound some 100m SE of Holm battery (HY40SE 12) now measures a maximum of 0.8m in height with a rabbit or sheep scrape in the SE arc and erosion caused by cattle in its W arc.
Visited by RCAHMS (DE) May 1996.
Field Visit (28 August 1964)
This turf covered mound, 1.0m. high contains much black earth but no blackened stones could be seen in it. It is close to a fresh water supply which suggests culinary associations. No finds have been reported in, or near this mound.
Surveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS (NKB) 28 August 1964.
Field Visit (May 1979)
As described OS - entirely turf-covered.
Information from Orkney SMR (RGL) May 79
Field Visit (May 1996)
A turf covered burnt mound some 100m SE of Holm battery (HY40SE 12) now measures a maximum of 0.8m in height with a rabbit or sheep scrape in the SE arc and erosion caused by cattle in its W arc.
Visited by RCAHMS (DE) May 1996.
