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South Ronaldsay, Liddel

Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)

Site Name South Ronaldsay, Liddel

Classification Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)

Alternative Name(s) Isbister; Liddle Ii

Canmore ID 9558

Site Number ND48SE 5

NGR ND 4649 8416

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

ND48SE 5 4649 8416

See also ND48SE 2.

On the opposite side of a poorly drained valley from Liddle I (ND48SE 2), with a small stream at the bottom are the remains of a burnt mound, which was thought to be a cemetery because of the 'head-stones' poking out of it (structural orthostats); these were removed when the land was brought back into cultivation in the early decades of this century.

J Hedges 1977.

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Field Visit (1977)

On the opposite side of a poorly drained valley from Liddle I (ND48SE 2), with a small stream at the bottom are the remains of a burnt mound, which was thought to be a cemetery because of the 'head-stones' poking out of it (structural orthostats); these were removed when the land was brought back into cultivation in the early decades of this century.

J Hedges 1977

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