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Hunda
Farmstead (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Hunda
Classification Farmstead (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 182446
Site Number ND49NW 10
NGR ND 4404 9675
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/182446
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish South Ronaldsay
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
ND49NW 10 4404 9675
A farmstead, comprising four roofed buildings, one unroofed building and four enclosures is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Orkney and Shetland (Orkney) 1882, sheet cxx). One roofed building and what may be an enclosure are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1985).
See also ND49NW 3 which may be part of this farmstead.
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 23 November 2000.
Field Visit (August 1997)
The remains of a rectangular bipartite structure lie in an enclosed grazing field, adjacent to the causeway terminus on Hunda. It is aligned NE-SW and measures, overall, 17m by 5m. The walls, which are of roughly dressed blocks and rubble, are up to 0.75m thick and are part clay-bonded and part mortared. The best preserved portion of walling is located to the NE end and stands to 2m. Inside, the chambers are equal in size. There are no traces left of internal features or of windows or doors. An area of concrete slabbing, located outside the SE side of the building, although of more recent origin, may be the threshold to a doorway which has now gone.
Moore and Wilson, 1997
Coastal Zone Assessment Survey
