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Multi-periodSite Name: Munkerhoose Alternative Name: MunkerhouseCountry: Scotland County: Orkney Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Kirkwall Nearest Village: Papa Westray Village
Map Ref: HY48785274
Latitude: 59.357846N Longitude: 2.902636W
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3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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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 |
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An Iron Age settlement site, also known as Munkerhouse, is located under and to the west of St Boniface Church, one of the oldest Christian sites in the north of Scotland, on the west coast of the Orkney isle of Papa Westray. This is an extensive settlement (possibly including a broch), which continues into the Pictish period.
Many of the estimated 23 structures identified (See ScotlandPlaces: http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/search_item/index.php?service=RCAHMS&id=2867) underlie the broken ground between the churchyard and the shoreline, where they are exposed in an erosion-section. This shows heavy stonework interspersed with midden deposits, the whole forming an archaeological stratum nearly 10 feet (3 meters) thick.
The grass surface of the upper slope of the banks has many projecting upright slabs indicating structures.
The whole complex covers an area of about 2-1/2 acres (1 hectare).
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