<< Our Photo Pages >> Crearhowe - Artificial Mound in Scotland in Orkney
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Multi-periodSite Name: CrearhoweCountry: Scotland County: Orkney Type: Artificial Mound
Nearest Town: Kirkwall Nearest Village: St Mary
Map Ref: HY49300235
Latitude: 58.905451N Longitude: 2.881781W
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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Artificial Mound in Orkney. NMRS record no. HY40 SE 7 is down as a burnt mound, though there is no evidence of burnt material (there has been digging at the north and south).
The grass-covered mound is 24m N/S by 18m E/W and stands to 1.1 m. In 1981 a sandstone lamp found there was shown and mention made of a leaf arrowhead found there another time. canmore.org.uk/site/2388/crearhowe
I have only been by the field, not in it. If you come up from Graemeshall at the junctiom with the East Holm road it is opposte you and slightly to the left
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