Eynhallow
Cairn (Post Medieval)
Site Name Eynhallow
Classification Cairn (Post Medieval)
Canmore ID 350664
Site Number HY32NE 105
NGR HY 36424 29452
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/350664
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Rousay And Egilsay
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
Ground Survey (25 April 2007 - 29 April 2007)
HY 36041 29076 A desk-based assessment and walkover survey of the island of Eynhallow was undertaken in April 2007. A total of 65 sites were recorded, ranging from post-medieval buildings to prehistoric structures. Of particular interest was the identification of a previously unrecorded burnt mound in the N of the island, several possible prehistoric burial mounds and a well preserved sequence of field dykes. Although further work is required to understand these boundaries, initial assessment suggests there is clear phasing and chronological depth to these features which may include potential prehistoric land divisions.
Report to be deposited with the Orkney SMR and RCAHMS.
Funder: Hunter Archaeological Trust, Viking Society for Northern Research, Orkney Archaeological Trust, Orkney College Geophysics Unit.
Field Visit (13 August 2015)
This neatly built cairn, which measures about 3m in diameter and 2.5m high, is situated at 'Kyarl' - the name given to the NE tip of the island. It may have been constructed for use as a navigational aid by seamen in recent times (OS Name Book 16, 119).
Visited by RCAHMS (GFG) 13 August 2015
Moore and Thomas 2008, Site 14
