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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Knowe of CrustanCountry: Scotland County: Orkney Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Stromness Nearest Village: Birsay
Map Ref: HY27472897
Latitude: 59.141310N Longitude: 3.269392W
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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RCAHMS NMRS record no. HY22NE 5 at HY27472897 is a turf-covered barrow of 35' diameter called the Knowe of Crustan. It sits high on a ridge and used to have a standing stone several feet tall on top of it, immediately bringing to mind the Stanerandy Tumulus not that far away. There is some damage, perhaps from the 1852 excavation whose E-W trench produced burnt bones in what is described as a "common cell". Two wartime buildings have changed its appearance somewhat. 110m SE along this ridge a mound about 12m across and 1m high at HY27532906 could be another turf-covered barrow.
Approaching Birsay not long past the Knowes of Lingro (possibly even along the same ridge) you see two small square wartime buildings on the hillside with a grassy hump between them and directly to their right a mound. This is the Knowe of Crustan. You can easily find the other mound mentioned by the Royal Commission as you scan along the horizon. I considered for a moment paying a visit, but had my specific targets to reach still. What I don't understand is a third mound I picked out, yet further along the ridge. This looks very low in comparison but much more interesting because of the stones scattered over and/or protruding from the surface. It played hide-and-seek like Mittens, only visible from certain spots along the road.
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