Sanday, Cleat
Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Site Name Sanday, Cleat
Classification Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 3623
Site Number HY74SW 4
NGR HY 70549 42634
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/3623
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Lady
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
HY74SW 4 7055 4263.
(HY 7055 4263) Tumulus (NR)
OS 6"map, orkney, 2nd ed.,(1900).
A mound of burnt stones.
RCAHMS 1946, visited 1928.
A turf-covered mound of burnt stones 0.7m high.
Re-surveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS(NKB) 12 July 1970.
Desk Based Assessment (28 April 1970)
A mound of burnt stones.
Information from OS (ES) 28 April 1970.
Source: RCAHMS 1946, visited 1928.
Field Visit (12 July 1970)
A turf-covered mound of burnt stones 0.7m high.
Re-surveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS(NKB) 12 July 1970.
Orkney Smr Note (August 1979)
Listed among burnt mounds. [R1]
A turf-covered mound of burnt stones 0.7m high.
OS visit Jul 70.
As described.
Information from Orkney SMR (RGL) Aug 79.
Note (1980)
Cleat Farm, Sanday HY 7055 4263 HY74SW 4
A low burnt mound.
RCAHMS 1980
(RCAHMS 1946, ii. p. 170, No. 453; OR 272)
