Stembister
Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)(Possible)
Site Name Stembister
Classification Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)(Possible)
Alternative Name(s) The Cairn
Canmore ID 3042
Site Number HY50SW 11
NGR HY 5384 0223
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/3042
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish St Andrews And Deerness
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
HY50SW 11 5384 0223.
At HY 5384 0223 there is a mound of earth and burnt stones, 1.0m high, which is known locally as "the Cairn" No finds have been made here, but the mound appears to have been mutilated by quarrying.
Resurveyd at 1/2500.
Visited by OS(NKB) 31 August 1964
Situated about 330m SSW of Stembister there is a shapeless and mutilated mound at the edge of a field; although recorded as a burnt mound, it shows no signs of burnt material, and the farmer, Mr Skea, has never noticed any.
RCAHMS 1987 (OR 42), visited April 1979
Field Visit (31 August 1964)
At HY 5384 0223 there is a mound of earth and burnt stones, 1.0m high, which is known locally as "the Cairn" No finds have been made here, but the mound appears to have been mutilated by quarrying.
Resurveyd at 1/2500.
Visited by OS(NKB) 31 August 1964
Field Visit (April 1979)
Situated about 330m SSW of Stembister there is a shapeless and mutilated mound at the edge of a field; although recorded as a burnt mound, it shows no signs of burnt material, and the farmer, Mr Skea, has never noticed any.
RCAHMS 1987 (OR 42), visited April 1979
Orkney Smr Note
Mound of earth and burnt stones. No finds. Mutilated by quarrying. OS Aug 64.
As described except that visible stones do not appear burnt. [The farmer] said that he never noticed any sign of burning there; he had always been careful not to touch the mound, and previous owner was very superstitious about it, so he doubted the hollows were due to quarrying.
Information from Orkney SMR (RGL) Apr 79.
