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Sanday, Knowe
Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Site Name Sanday, Knowe
Classification Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 3502
Site Number HY64SE 11
NGR HY 67863 44190
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/3502
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Cross And Burness
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
HY64SE 11 6786 4418.
(Area: HY 678 441). A mound of burnt stones lies close to the farm building at The Knowe.
RCAHMS 1946, visited 1928.
At HY 6786 4418, in a pasture field, is a turf-covered burnt mound so reduced by ploughing that its original shape and dimensions can no longer be ascertained.
Surveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS(RL) 5 July 1970.
Field Visit (5 July 1970)
At HY 6786 4418, in a pasture field, is a turf-covered burnt mound so reduced by ploughing that its original shape and dimensions can no longer be ascertained.
Surveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS(RL) 5 July 1970.
Desk Based Assessment (1970)
(Area: HY 678 441). A mound of burnt stones lies close to the farm building at The Knowe.
Information from OS c1970.
Source: RCAHMS 1946, visited 1928.
Note (1980)
Knowe, Sanday HY 6785 4419 HY64SE 11
A gentle rise in a sown-grass field.
RCAHMS 1980
(RCAHMS 1946, ii, p. 43, No. 168; OR 384)