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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
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/9587
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish South Ronaldsay
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
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.
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