Wyre, Hallbreck
Cist (Period Unassigned)(Possible)
Site Name Wyre, Hallbreck
Classification Cist (Period Unassigned)(Possible)
Canmore ID 289845
Site Number HY42NW 84
NGR HY 43765 26035
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/289845
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Rousay And Egilsay
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
HY42NW 84 43765 26035
Site identified as part of a desk-based assessment followed by a broad-scale landscape survey.
HY 43765 26035 Large, partially upturned stone slab in the field, looks unnatural - measures approximately 1m wide and 60mm deep, length not visible. Possible cist.
HY 43769 26063 An area measuring approximately 7.5m diameter of darker and stonier soil contrasting with the surrounding ploughsoil.
Antonia Thomas, 2006.