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Rousay, 'stye Of Stanyiron'

Shieling (Post Medieval)(Possible)

Site Name Rousay, 'stye Of Stanyiron'

Classification Shieling (Post Medieval)(Possible)

Canmore ID 2661

Site Number HY42NW 44

NGR HY 4078 2960

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Orkney Islands
  • Parish Rousay And Egilsay
  • Former Region Orkney Islands Area
  • Former District Orkney
  • Former County Orkney

Archaeology Notes

HY42NW 44 4078 2960.

A small circular ruin, merely a pile of stones. This was formerly a place where pigs were sent to the hill in summer.

Name Book 1880.

An amorphous, collapsed turf-covered stony structure about 7.0m in diameter.

Visited by OS 8 October 1972.

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