<< Our Photo Pages >> Tower of Clett - Artificial Mound in Scotland in Orkney
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Multi-periodSite Name: Tower of Clett Alternative Name: Rami Geo, Holm Battery, GraemeshallCountry: Scotland County: Orkney Type: Artificial Mound
Nearest Town: Kirkwall Nearest Village: St. Mary's
Map Ref: HY4949701654
Latitude: 58.899224N Longitude: 2.878203W
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. HY40SE 10 is a burnt mound of stones and earth only a couple of metres across dated by Hedges [TL specimens rather than a full excavation] to the Middle Bronze Age, an early date for Orkney, and it was used for a short period compared to other burnt mounds. Coming through St.Mary's from Kirkwall instead of turning on to the Churchill Barriers carry on past Graemeshall. At the bottom of the hill the mound of Mass Howe is at the coast on your right. There is a new coastal path at the base of this. The first few yards are a bit skewhiff, thereafter it is a little narrow and you need to watch out for tussocks of grass and small holes. Leaving Mass Howe you see the WWII buildings and the burnt mound is in the same field. Just past the buildings there is a long heap of large stones and rocks and fragments marking the well-spring. To its right the small mound you can see is the site The main part of the burnt mound is somewhat over two metres across and reasonably level despite the slight scoop of excavation on the downhill portion, with a few middling stones and quite a number of flattish burnt stones in various hues. Close up I see that this central portion is probably less than the whole. Downhill there is a steeper slope to it (with at least one slightly projecting orthostat by the base) and behind it a long tail. Tempted to call it tadpole-shaped but its really more of a ramp, reminding me of a very tiny Hawell with most of the stone gone.
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