<< Our Photo Pages >> Wasdale (Orkney) - Crannog in Scotland in Orkney
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Wasdale (Orkney)Country: Scotland County: Orkney Type: Crannog
Nearest Town: Finstown Nearest Village: Berstane
Map Ref: HY343147 Landranger Map Number: 6
Latitude: 59.014299N Longitude: 3.145771W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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This site lies just inside the Loch of Wasdale, the Howe Harper Cairn being back towards Berstane. This is a multi-period site that has been used for many different purposes. The oldest section is part of a wall at the W end. Only accessible now at very low water levels it has been likened to the causewayed island duns of the Outer Hebrides, which makes it a crannog in my book!
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