The SCAPE Trust

Condition

Priority	6
Site type	SETTLEMENT
Period	Prehistoric
Canmore ID
HER ID
Authority	Orkney

Description

Description
Drystone walling with orthostats visible along an approximate 10-20m section of the coast edge. Covered in midden material, containing frequent shell and animal bone in a peat ashy matrix. A fragment of rotary quern was noted at the site. These remains are highly likely to be settlement associated with the broch [site 12899] located around 50m to the north, on the other side of a small rocky outcrop.
Updated description

Location

Easting	375862.00
Northing	1043777.00
Projection	27700
Latitude	59.2797890
Longitude	-2.4253230

Submitted photographs

Image	Date	Caption	User
	04/05/2015	Detail of cellular structure in Sept 2017	joannahambly

	04/05/2015	Detail of cellular structure in Sept 2017	joannahambly

	04/05/2015	Section in Sept 2017	joannahambly

	04/05/2015	Ore Ledge settlement, general view of the coast edge	training1

	04/05/2015	Ore Ledge settlement, detail of structures visible in section	training1

	04/05/2015	Ore Ledge settlement, showing structures visible in section	training1

Submitted updates

Update id

Date

User

2186

04/05/2015

training1

Tidal state	Low
Site located?	Yes
Proximity to coast edge	Coast edge
Coastally eroding?	active sea erosion; has eroded in the past
Visibility above ground	Not visible
Visibility in section	Clearly visible in section
Description	Drystone walling with orthostats visible along an approximate 10-20m section of the coast edge. Covered in midden material, containing frequent shell and animal bone in a peat ashy matrix. A fragment of rotary quern was noted at the site. These remains are highly likely to be settlement associated with the broch [site 12899] located around 50m to the north, on the other side of a small rocky outcrop.
Recommendations	Assign priority 2 score. Part of site 12899.

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