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South Ronaldsay, Brough Of Ontoft
Broch (Iron Age)(Possible), Site (Period Unassigned)
Site Name South Ronaldsay, Brough Of Ontoft
Classification Broch (Iron Age)(Possible), Site (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 9632
Site Number ND49SW 6
NGR ND 4422 9359
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/9632
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish South Ronaldsay
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
ND49SW 6 4422 9359
(ND 4422 9359) Brough (NR) (Site of)
OS 6" map (1900)
The area has been extensively cleared and there is nothing to indicate the nature of the site which is sometimes referred to as the "Brough of Ontoft".
RCAHMS 1946, visited 1929
An area of disturbed ground c.40.0m in diameter in a grass field, still occasionally referred to as the "Brough of Ontoft".
Visited by OA (AA) 5 May 1973.
Publication Account (2002)
ND49 7 SMIDDYBANKS ('Brough of Ontoft')
ND/442936
Site of a possible broch on S. Ronaldsay I., now nothing but an area of disturbed ground.
Sources: 1. OS card ND 49 SW 6: 2. RCAHMS 1946 2, no. 850 290.
E W MacKie 2002
