Shapinsay, Loadbery
Dyke (Period Unassigned), Enclosure (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Shapinsay, Loadbery
Classification Dyke (Period Unassigned), Enclosure (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 2673
Site Number HY42SE 4
NGR HY 484 212
NGR Description From HY 4841 2120 to HY 4849 2122
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Shapinsay
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
HY42SE 4 484 212.
From HY 4841 2120 to 4849 2122. A bank averaging 4m broad and 0.4m high runs from W to E across the narrowest part of The Galt. On its N side and against the cliff-edge at its E end, there is a rectangular enclosure which measures 20m from E to W by 14m transversely. (OR 1051)
RCAHMS 1987, visited 1984