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Rousay, Hillycliff

Farmstead (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Rousay, Hillycliff

Classification Farmstead (Period Unassigned)

Alternative Name(s) Mounthooly

Canmore ID 307297

Site Number HY32NE 85

NGR HY 3857 2945

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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

Archaeology Notes

HY32NE 85 3857 2945

This farmstead comprises a derelict building and a square enclosure sitting within a larger rectangular stone banked field recorded on oblique aerial photographs (RCAHMSAP 2009). Traces of rig and furrow are visible within the larger enclosure. A roofed building and two enclosures are depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Orkney 1882, lxxxix).

Information from RCAHMS (LMcC) 4 November 2010

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