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Multi-periodSite Name: Links of Noltland Alternative Name: Links o' NoltlandCountry: Scotland County: Orkney Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Map Ref: HY42804930
Latitude: 59.326189N Longitude: 3.006882W
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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drolaf visited on 23rd Jun 2023 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 3 the site is covered with old tarp and stones, but a couple of houses you can see the central hearths.
SandyG visited on 12th Jun 2015 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4
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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 4 Access: 3.5
But it was only in the 20th century that excavations were carried out, when the National Museum, under the direction of Dr David Clarke, investigated the site between 1978 and 1981. These excavations focused on one Neolithic building, which comprised two rooms joined by a passage.
The building, which was reminiscent of the houses at Skara Brae, had been built into a pit dug into sand and lined with midden material.
It produced a large number of artefacts, including grooved ware pottery, worked bone objects and flint and stone artefacts.
In 1984, the site, and a large surrounding area, was designated as a Property in Care (PIC), managed on behalf of the state by Historic Scotland.
Source Orkneyjar and see update for 2008.
Sand dunes seal and protect these significant prehistoric remains in a fragile environment requiring careful management. Little can normally be seen of the remains.
Note: Previously undiscovered 'Ritual Building' found at the Links of Noltland, preservation described as like 'Bronze Age Skara Brae'
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