South Ronaldsay, Barswick
Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Site Name South Ronaldsay, Barswick
Classification Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 9553
Site Number ND48NW 9
NGR ND 4309 8606
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/9553
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish South Ronaldsay
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
ND48NW 9 4309 8606
There is a burnt mound about 600 yards NW of the farm of Barswick.
RCAHMS 1946, visited 1929
ND 4309 8606. A turf-covered burnt mound measuring about 16.0m N-S x 11.0m and about 1.0m high. A fragment of drystone walling and several stones of an indeterminate structure are visible in the eroded W side of the mound.
Surveyed at 1/2500.
About 50.0m to the W is a turf-covered earthen mound about 7.0m in diameter, probably modern.
Visited by OS (ISS) 14 May 1973.
Field Visit (14 May 1973)
ND 4309 8606. A turf-covered burnt mound measuring about 16.0m N-S x 11.0m and about 1.0m high. A fragment of drystone walling and several stones of an indeterminate structure are visible in the eroded W side of the mound.
Surveyed at 1/2500.
About 50.0m to the W is a turf-covered earthen mound about 7.0m in diameter, probably modern.
Visited by OS (ISS) 14 May 1973
