North Ronaldsay, Garso
Cist (Prehistoric)(Possible), Well (Period Unknown)(Possible)
Site Name North Ronaldsay, Garso
Classification Cist (Prehistoric)(Possible), Well (Period Unknown)(Possible)
Alternative Name(s) Easting
Canmore ID 3630
Site Number HY75NE 10
NGR HY 77242 55415
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/3630
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Cross And Burness
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
HY75NE 10 7725 5542
HY 7725 5542. A disused well, rectangular and slab-formed, may originally have been a cist.
RCAHMS 1980.
Field Visit (July 1979)
The well at Garso is also referred to as a grave. It is
rectangular, slab-formed, 1.1m x 0.65m x 0.75m deep, with a
little water in it. Exactly like a cist but whether originally a
cist or built as a well, impossible to say.
Information from Orkney SMR (RGL) Jul 79.
Note (1980)
Garso, North Ronaldsay HY 7725 5542 HY75NE
A disused well, rectangular and slab-formed, may originally have been a cist.
RCAHMS 1980
(OR 211)
Field Visit (1999)
A disused well, formed from upright slabs set in a rectangular shape, may originally have served as a cist. Ref.: RCAHMS (1980), #28.
Moore & Wilson 1999.
Coastal Zone Assessment Survey, 1999
