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Stronsay, Dale
Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Site Name Stronsay, Dale
Classification Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 3346
Site Number HY62NW 6
NGR HY 6496 2516
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/3346
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Stronsay
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
HY62NW 6 6496 2516.
(HY 6496 2516) Cairn (NR)
OS 6"map, Orkney, 1st ed.,(1879).
Cairn (NR) (Site of) (NAT)
OS 6"map, Orkney, 2nd ed.,(1900).
A mound of burnt stones covered with rough pasture in 1879 (Name Book 1879). By 1928 the site had been under cultivation for many years, but the soil was thin and the farmer stated that he frequently had to remove large slabs of stone, but that he knew of nothing of unusual interest being found near it.
RCAHMS 1946, visited 1928.
No trace.
Visited by OS(RL) 15 July 1970.
There is no trace of this mound, which the Name Book records as having been composed of burnt stones.
Visited July 1979.
RCAHMS 1984.
Desk Based Assessment (28 April 1970)
(HY 6496 2516) Cairn (NR)
OS 6"map, Orkney, 1st ed.,(1879).
Cairn (NR) (Site of) (NAT)
OS 6"map, Orkney, 2nd ed.,(1900).
A mound of burnt stones covered with rough pasture in 1879 (Name Book 1879). By 1928 the site had been under cultivation for many years, but the soil was thin and the farmer stated that he frequently had to remove large slabs of stone, but that he knew of nothing of unusual interest being found near it.
RCAHMS 1946, visited 1928.
Information from OS (ES) 28 April 1970.
Field Visit (15 July 1970)
No trace.
Visited by OS(RL) 15 July 1970.
