Swona
Hut (Period Unassigned)(Possible), Rig And Furrow (Medieval) - (Post Medieval)
Site Name Swona
Classification Hut (Period Unassigned)(Possible), Rig And Furrow (Medieval) - (Post Medieval)
Canmore ID 347502
Site Number ND38SE 29
NGR ND 3888 8389
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/347502
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish South Ronaldsay
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
Field Visit (21 August 2014)
At the southern end of the island, there is an oval patch of rig-and-furrow which measures roughly 190m from NE to SW by 90m transversely, defined by the coast on the SE and SW and wetter areas of ground elsewhere. The individual rigs are spaced at intervals of about 4.5m and are orientated NW and SE. A circular turf-built feature at the southern edge of the patch may be the remains of a hut (ND 3888 8382).
Visited by RCAHMS (GFG, AM) 21 August 2014.
