Returned to loko for a possible four-slab cist reported by an Orney Field Club member in the 60's, parallel to the coast with the seaward side fallen in a mudslide. From the Tankerness road a track goes to the shore where the cliff has three distinctive layers (including peat) and "Countrywoman" mentions it just after describing this. I was myself unable to find definite evidence for it (this area erodes quickly and I'm no expert) but this area is only two fields from the Hall of Tankerness near which Petrie excavated several cists, and this seems a likely spot. I went on to the settlement site and found that livestock had caused little problem, the most exposed section is still hanging on in there [photo included for comparison]. I am more sure than ever that the chief mound is a double house. Previously undecided on a BA double house or a LIA figure-of-eight, I have heard that the latter are often surrounded by a circle, which accords with the aerial photo which first led to this site's discovery. The stone setting on the further mound is unaffected and so must be deeply embedded.
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