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North Ronaldsay, Knowe O' Samilands
Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Site Name North Ronaldsay, Knowe O' Samilands
Classification Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Alternative Name(s) Hooking Loch; Samuelsland Knowe
Canmore ID 3694
Site Number HY75SE 8
NGR HY 76574 53043
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/3694
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Cross And Burness
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
HY75SE 8 7657 5305
(HY 7657 5305) Samuelsland Knowe (NR).
OS 6" map, Orkney, 2nd ed.,(1900).
'Knowe o' Samilands' - a mound of burnt stones.
RCAHMS 1946, visited 1928.
A burnt mound, c. 2.3m maximum height, known locally as 'Knowe o' Samilands'.
Surveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS (RL) 21 July 1970.
Field Visit (21 July 1970)
A burnt mound, c. 2.3m maximum height, known locally as 'Knowe o' Samilands'.
Surveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS (RL) 21 July 1970.
Desk Based Assessment (1970)
(HY 7657 5305) Samuelsland Knowe (NR).
OS 6" map, Orkney, 2nd ed.,(1900).
'Knowe o' Samilands' - a mound of burnt stones.
Information from OS c1970.
Source: RCAHMS 1946, visited 1928.
Note (1980)
Knowe o' Samilands, North Ronaldsay HY 7657 5305 HY75SE 8
Burnt mound 2.3m high.
(RCAHMS 1946, ii, p. 51, No. 199; OR 190)
