Provisional geophysics results from suspected Rousay, Shapinsay and Stronsay tomb sites
Thanks to funding from the North Isles Landscape Partnership (NILPS), a team from ORCA (UHI Archaeology Institute) undertook geophysical surveys at three suspected Neolithic chambered cairn sites in Orkney for the Tombs of the Isles project.
The resistivity data has revealed a square-shaped structure c.15m in length inside the mound, the interior of which is of a higher resistance, maybe indicating rubble fill and voids. On the western side a possible stone revetment or external wall could be present.
Combined, these results suggest the site is not a settlement and rather than a souterrain is more likely to be a Neolithic tomb built on an outcrop.
More details here:
archaeologyorkney.com/2023/05/11/tomb-geophys-2023/
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