Peterkirk (6199)
Condition
| 2 | |
| Possible burial mounds | |
| Neolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age | |
| 3238 | |
| Orkney |
Description
| (i) An amorphous mound measures 11m northwest-southeast by 6m and stands to 0.3m high. It has been partially eroded by the sea and some stone is exposed in the coastal section. Previously, it was recorded that an upright slab was set into the ground to the northwest side of the mound, but this is no longer visible. (ii) The very slight remains of a mound are indicated by a few stones visible in the coastal section. These sites have already been much reduced by erosion and are vulnerable to being completely removed in the near future. Assessment is urgently required. ShoreUPDATE 11 May 2015 This site includes several low mounds on the coast edge and immediately behind it. The two mounds on the coast edge have been sectioned by coastal erosion, revealing stonework in the interior. The northern mound stands up to 0.75m high and contains a structure with a surface formed of large slabs laid flat and edge-set stones, associated with anthropogenic deposits. The southern mound, approximately 0.5m in height also contains structures built of flat slabs with associated midden deposits. The hinterland contains further amorphous mounds, with the tops of edge-set stones protruding above the turf indicating the presence of further buried structures. The features and deposits currently visible seem to indicate that this site is the remains of an extra-mural settlement associated with the adjacent broch (6198). |
Location
| 350020.00 | |
| 1040060.00 | |
| 27700 | |
| 59.2441406 | |
| -2.8778901 |
Submitted photographs
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11/05/2015 | Peterkirk, traces of structures behind the coast edge | training1 |
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11/05/2015 | Peterkirk showing the section through the southern mound | training1 |
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11/05/2015 | Peterkirk mounds and broch | training1 |
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11/05/2015 | Peterkirk, southern mound in section | training1 |
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11/05/2015 | Peterkirk, northern mound with broch behind | training1 |
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11/05/2015 | Peterkirk, northern mound in section | training1 |
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Submitted updates
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