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Hoy, Duncan's Geo
Enclosure (Period Unassigned), Turf Cutting (Period Unassigned)(Possible)
Site Name Hoy, Duncan's Geo
Classification Enclosure (Period Unassigned), Turf Cutting (Period Unassigned)(Possible)
Canmore ID 314100
Site Number ND28NE 33
NGR ND 28936 87848
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/314100
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Walls And Flotta
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
Field Visit (August 1997)
(i) A rectangular enclosure, defined by turf banks and aligned at 900 to the coast, lies 3m from the cliff edge. The banks are up to 0.9m wide and 0.3m high; the enclosed area measures 5.9m by 11.9m. the ground inside is not level; a natural rise runs through the centre of the enclosure. A quantity of loose stone, strewn about in the area, may have been part of the banks.
(ii) An area, measuring 13m by 4m, has been stripped of turf in the past, and now appears as a slight depression. It lies 5m from the cliff edge. The 'cut' is up to 0.2m deep and has vertical sides. The turf may have been removed for the construction of the nearby enclosure, see (i) above.
(iii) A second rectangular depression, measuring 14m by 4m and up to 0.2m deep, is aligned parallel to the coast and close to (ii). It may also represent a source for the turf used in the construction of the enclosure (i).
Moore and Wilson, 1997
Coastal Zone Assessment Survey
