Sanday, Whale Head
Chambered Tomb (Neolithic)(Possible), Souterrain (Prehistoric)(Possible)
Site Name Sanday, Whale Head
Classification Chambered Tomb (Neolithic)(Possible), Souterrain (Prehistoric)(Possible)
Canmore ID 3604
Site Number HY74SE 9
NGR HY 76264 43823
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/3604
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Lady
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
HY74SE 9 7626 4383.
(Area: HY 762 438) A large, rounded hillock said to be the site of an earth-house or chamber lies in a cultivated field about 300 yds ENE of the farm-house of Lopness (HY 759 437) on Whale Head. No trace of a construction can now be seen but large stones are regularly encountered during cultivation.
RCAHMS 1946, visited 1928.
No trace and no local knowledge of structures on Whale Head, a natural hillock at HY 7626 4383, now surmounted by a water tower.
Visited by OS (NKB) 12 July 1970.
Field Visit (August 1979)
Water tower gone. Prominent large mound which is probably
artificial, but no sign of structures.
Information from Orkney SMR (RGL) Aug 79.
Note (1980)
Whale Head, Sanday HY 7626 4383 HY74SE 9
A large rounded hillock which is said to contain a chamber.
RCAHMS 1980
(RCAHMS 1946, ii, p. 173, No. 477; OR 282)
