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Rowamo Cottage

Burnt Mound / Fulacht Fia

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Also known as:
  • Finstown
  • Finstown Village

Nearest Town:Kirkwall (11km E)
OS Ref (GB):   HY35451400 / Sheet: 6
Latitude:59° 0' 30.71" N
Longitude:   3° 7' 26.26" W

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Coming out of Finstown, just before the start of the Binscarth Wasdale Walk on the opposite side of the main road a farmroad goes up a slight rise and the mound is by Rowamo Cottage.
RCAHMS record no.HY31SE 16 is a burnt mound ~15m D by 1.2m ht. damaged by a ditch on the SW crossed by a fence. A small dig on the N side shows burnt material; rowamo 'heap of embers'
wideford Posted by wideford
29th May 2021ce