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
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/307297
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Rousay And Egilsay
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
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
