Sanday, Ortie
Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Site Name Sanday, Ortie
Classification Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 3489
Site Number HY64NE 2
NGR HY 6853 4505
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/3489
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Cross And Burness
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
HY64NE 2 6853 4505.
(Area: HY 685 450) A mound of burnt stones lies about 200 yds south of New Ortie farm.
RCAHMS 1946.
A mutilated burnt mound, c1.0m high at HY 6853 4505.
Surveyed at 1/2500
Visited by OS (RL) 7 July 1970.
Field Visit (7 July 1970)
A mutilated burnt mound, c1.0m high at HY 6853 4505.
Surveyed at 1/2500
Visited by OS (RL) 7 July 1970.
Note (1980)
Ortie Farm, Sanday HY 6852 4505 HY64NE 2
Grassy, crescentic burnt mound 1m high.
RCAHMS 1980
(RCAHMS 1946, ii, p. 42, No. 167; OR 378)
Field Visit (1999)
A grass-covered, sub-oval mound is located to the rear of the sand dunes which form the coast edge here. It measures 25m by 15m and is aligned north-south. It stands up to 1.5m high. A depression on the west side of the mound is indicative of previous disturbance. Ref.: RCAHMS (1946), #167; RCAHMS (1980), #47.
Moore & Wilson 1999.
Coastal Zone Assessment Survey, 1999
