North Ronaldsay, Brae Of Breck
Mound (Period Unknown), Settlement (Period Unknown)(Possible), Structure (Period Unknown)
Site Name North Ronaldsay, Brae Of Breck
Classification Mound (Period Unknown), Settlement (Period Unknown)(Possible), Structure (Period Unknown)
Alternative Name(s) Ancumtun
Canmore ID 3639
Site Number HY75NE 19
NGR HY 7678 5521
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/3639
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Cross And Burness
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
Note (1980)
Brae of Breck, North Ronaldsay HY 7678 5521 HY75NE (M)
An allegedly natural knoll, in which a chamber was discovered, is almost certainly a settlement tell associated with the abandoned farmstead of Breck.
RCAHMS 1980
(OR 226)
Orkney Smr Note
A natural knoll. Some form of chamber was discovered on
the summit many years ago, but there is now no trace of it.
OS visit Jul 70.
The chamber was underneath the coastguard lookout hut.
This knoll looks like a typical settltment mound or farm
tell, with many irregularities suggesting structures visible
amid grass and nettles, related to the abandoned farmstead of
Breck.
Information from Orkney SMR (RGL) Jul 79.
It is traditionally reported that on site of CG lookout, a
man poked an oar down between stones, let go, and lost it.
NoSAS index NRO 35 [visit J Hedges] inf T Muir, Garso. [n.d]
