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South Ronaldsay, Windwick

Midden (Period Unassigned)

Site Name South Ronaldsay, Windwick

Classification Midden (Period Unassigned)

Canmore ID 9528

Site Number ND48NE 20

NGR ND 4595 8678

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Orkney Islands
  • Parish South Ronaldsay
  • Former Region Orkney Islands Area
  • Former District Orkney
  • Former County Orkney

Archaeology Notes

ND48NE 20 4595 8678

A small quantity of midden material, mainly limpet and winkle shells with some animal bones and burnt stones, visible in the shore line.

Visited by OS 10 May 1973.

Activities

Field Visit (August 1997)

Small quantities of shell and animal bone were noted eroding from the coastal section during a visit by the O.S. surveyors in 1973. Nothing comparable was found during this survey.

Moore and Wilson, 1997

Coastal Zone Assessment Survey

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