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South Ronaldsay, Hall Of Cara

Burnt Mound (Prehistoric), Fort (Period Unassigned)(Possible)

Site Name South Ronaldsay, Hall Of Cara

Classification Burnt Mound (Prehistoric), Fort (Period Unassigned)(Possible)

Canmore ID 9587

Site Number ND49SE 11

NGR ND 4799 9465

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

ND49SE 11 4799 9465

(ND 4799 9465) Fort (NR) (Site of)

OS 6" map (1900)

A burnt mound lying close to the E side of the roadway near Hall of Cara.

RCAHMS 1946, visited 1929

No trace. Site occupied by an army gun emplacement.

Visited by OS (IMT) 13 June 1973.

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Field Visit (13 June 1973)

No trace. Site occupied by an army gun emplacement.

Visited by OS (IMT) 13 June 1973

Field Visit (August 1997)

A burnt mound lay close to the E side of the road, near Hall of Cara (RCAHMS 1946 ii, 829). The site was later occupied by a WWII gun emplacement (see SR 117, 118, 129 below). No trace of the site was found during this survey.

Moore and Wilson, 1997

Coastal Zone Assessment Survey

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