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Submitted by howar on Thursday, 25 March 2004  Page Views: 8841

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Crantit
Country: Scotland County: Orkney Type: Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House)
Nearest Town: Kirkwall  Nearest Village: Scapa
Map Ref: HY440090  Landranger Map Number: 6
Latitude: 58.964502N  Longitude: 2.975447W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Crantit souterrain
Crantit souterrain submitted by howar : Orkney HY440090 Of undecided provenance, this is possibly a souterrain or chambered grave. Could be later though. (Vote or comment on this photo)
souterrain in Orkney

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Crantit
Crantit submitted by howar : Alternative passage - crouching easy but stock above ground stops further investigation of passage or collapse at present (Vote or comment on this photo)

Crantit
Crantit submitted by howar : Nether Scapa entrance to passage that is alternative site (Vote or comment on this photo)

Crantit souterrain
Crantit souterrain submitted by howar : Of undecided provenance, this is possibly a souterrain or chambered grave at HY440090. Could be later though. (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Crantit souterrain
Crantit souterrain submitted by howar : The end of Crantit looking towards Scapa.. Of undecided provenance, this is possibly a souterrain or chambered grave at HY440090. Could be later though. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Crantit souterrain
Crantit souterrain submitted by howar : At the end looking towards Scapa, I could get my fingers in an suspect another void. Of undecided provenance, this is possibly a souterrain or chambered grave at HY440090. Could be later though. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Crantit souterrain
Crantit souterrain submitted by howar : That part of Crantit towards Scapa. Of undecided provenance, this is possibly a souterrain or chambered grave at HY440090. Could be later though.

Crantit souterrain
Crantit souterrain submitted by howar : Viewed from the Scapa end, this is a diagonal shot looking towards the end of Crantit. Of undecided provenance, this is possibly a souterrain or chambered grave at HY440090. Could be later though.

Crantit souterrain
Crantit souterrain submitted by howar : Viewed from the front, this shows the compartmental division and the back wall. Of undecided provenance, this is possibly a souterrain or chambered grave at HY440090. Could be later though.

Crantit souterrain
Crantit souterrain submitted by howar : A diagonal view to the end of Crantit with the town in the background Of undecided provenance, this is possibly a souterrain or chambered grave at HY440090. Could be later though. (3 comments)

Crantit souterrain
Crantit souterrain submitted by howar : From the front to the back of Crantit. Of undecided provenance, this is possibly a souterrain or chambered grave at HY440090. Could be later though.

Crantit souterrain
Crantit souterrain submitted by howar : The front, back and side walls of Crantit. Of undecided provenance, this is possibly a souterrain or chambered grave at HY440090. Could be later though.

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