Condition

1
Coastal exposure: settlement
Iron Age
3588
SMR285
Orkney

Description

Archaeological deposits are intermittently visible in a section of eroding coastline close to an occupied house (SY28, HY74SE21). The remains of at least one drystone structure is exposed. This contains a flagged floor, built over an old ground surface and is covered by a stony destruction horizon and up to 0.5m of blown sand and topsoil. To the south, a 1.5m thick band of deposits comprises structural remains and anthropogenic soils containing shell and bone. The remains would appear to be part of a settlement, possibly of prehistoric or early historic date. A mounded area behind the coast edge may indicate the presence of further archaeological deposits inland. Refs.: Skea name-list; RCAHMS (1980) #80. 03/05/2015 As described. The remains of at least one structure are visible in section. Towards the south end of the exposed section, dry stone walls and a flag floor are visible. At the north end, a complex of drystone walling and internal structures are exposed. Ruined croft-like buildings stand above the remains behind the coast edge, these are not depicted on either the 1st or 2nd edition OS maps. September 2017 As described

Location

375889.00
1043690.00
27700
59.2790070
-2.4248395

Submitted photographs

Image Date Caption User
Section in Sept 2017 21/04/2013 Section in Sept 2017 joannahambly
Section in Sept 2017
Section in Sept 2017 21/04/2013 Section in Sept 2017 joannahambly
Section in Sept 2017
Lopness structures in section, north end of exposed section 04/05/2015 Lopness structures in section, north end of exposed section training1
Lopness structures in section, north end of exposed section
Lopness, structures visible in exposed section 04/05/2015 Lopness, structures visible in exposed section training1
Lopness, structures visible in exposed section
Lopness, structures visible in exposed section 04/05/2015 Lopness, structures visible in exposed section training1
Lopness, structures visible in exposed section
Lopness, detail of structures at north end of section 04/05/2015 Lopness, detail of structures at north end of section training1
Lopness, detail of structures at north end of section
Lopness structures in section, south end of exposed section 04/05/2015 Lopness structures in section, south end of exposed section training1
Lopness structures in section, south end of exposed section
Lopness, general view. Structures exposed in section on right of image 04/05/2015 Lopness, general view. Structures exposed in section on right of image training1
Lopness, general view. Structures exposed in section on right of image
Lopness structures in section, general view 04/05/2015 Lopness structures in section, general view training1
Lopness structures in section, general view

Submitted updates

Update id Date User
3313 10/09/2017 training1
Description September 2017 As described

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