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Heddle Hill

Limestone Quarry (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Heddle Hill

Classification Limestone Quarry (Period Unassigned)

Canmore ID 296139

Site Number HY31SE 72

NGR HY 3558 1306

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Orkney Islands
  • Parish Firth
  • Former Region Orkney Islands Area
  • Former District Orkney
  • Former County Orkney

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Watching Brief (12 August 2008 - 14 August 2008)

HY 355 130 Drift deposits were removed by machine from bedrock on 12–14 August 2008 in advance of mineral

quarrying. No archaeological remains were identified.

Archive: RCAHMS (intended). Report: Orkney SMR and RCAHMS

Funder: Orkney Aggregates, Kirkwall, Orkney

Dave Lawrence (ORCA), 2008

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