Toy Ness (6273)
Condition
| 3 | |
| Mounds | |
| 297205 | |
| Orkney |
Description
| (i) A short coastal exposure contains a concentration of stone which extends over a distance of 8m. The stones are covered by 0.3m of peat. In the immediate hinterland area a slight mound, measuring 5m in diameter, stands up to 0.5m high. (ii) A second mound, of similar dimensions, lies 25m to the south of (i). (iii) At a distance of 5m to the south of (ii) a third mound measures 5.5m in diameter and stands to 0.5m high. Structural stone is visible in a coastal exposure immediately in front of the mound and in rabbit scrapes on the mound. It is located 1m from the coast edge and is covered by peat to a depth of at least 0.2m. (iv) An oval mound, measuring 7m by 5m, is located 25m to the south of (iii). The centre of the mound is pitted, indicating previous disturbance. There are traces of a perimeter bank to the outside of the mound. It lies 6m from the coast edge. 9 May 2015 Mound (i) As described with structural stone visible in exposure at seaward side of mound. Further mounds (ii)-(iv) seen in hinterland but second exposure of stone not found, possibly natural bedrock. |
Location
| 335581.00 | |
| 1004174.00 | |
| 27700 | |
| 58.9199867 | |
| -3.1203980 |
Submitted photographs
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09/05/2015 | Toy Ness mound (i), mound immediately behind coastal exposure | training1 |
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09/05/2015 | Toy Ness mound (i), structural stone visible in section | training1 |
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09/05/2015 | Toy Ness mounds, structural stone visible in coast edge on east side of mound (i) | training1 |
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09/05/2015 | Toy Ness mounds, general view of mound (i) | training1 |
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