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South Ronaldsay, Greenquoy

Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)

Site Name South Ronaldsay, Greenquoy

Classification Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)

Canmore ID 9539

Site Number ND48NW 11

NGR ND 4346 8627

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Orkney Islands
  • Parish South Ronaldsay
  • Former Region Orkney Islands Area
  • Former District Orkney
  • Former County Orkney

Archaeology Notes

ND48NW 11 4346 8627

At ND 4346 8627 is a burnt mound 21.0m NE-SW by 14.0m, and 1.5m high, mutilated by quarrying.

Surveyed at 1/2500.

Visited by OS (ISS) 14 May 1973.

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Field Visit (14 May 1973)

At ND 4346 8627 is a burnt mound 21.0m NE-SW by 14.0m, and 1.5m high, mutilated by quarrying.

Surveyed at 1/2500.

Visited by OS (ISS) 14 May 1973

Field Visit (August 1997)

A disturbed burnt mound, sub-oval in plan, measures 20m by 14m. It stands up to 1.5m high. It is located in rough pasture and has apparently been quarried in the past.

Moore and Wilson, 1997

Coastal Zone Assessment Survey

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