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Multi-periodSite Name: Millfield Alternative Name: GreentoftCountry: Scotland County: Orkney Type: Artificial Mound
Nearest Town: Kirkwall Nearest Village: Deerness
Map Ref: HY56700682
Latitude: 58.946402N Longitude: 2.754221W
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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HY50NE 41 stands over a man's height at a little over 2m high and is 50m long by 17m high. Which is over twice the size of all the other mounds, burnt or otherwise, in the area. When under the plough not only burnt material comes up but red stones too.
The presently grass-covered slopes appear gentle to me, but the faintest hint of a crescent face towards the road feels instead like a full stop or something that has had a huge chunk extracted. The rusty gate to the field stands between erect stones. The left one is untypical and marvellously gnarled - could it be antique ?
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