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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

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Orkney Islands
  • Parish Cross And Burness
  • Former Region Orkney Islands Area
  • Former District Orkney
  • Former County Orkney

Archaeology Notes

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.

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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)

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