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Salt Knowe Round Barrow(s) Image © wideford Nearest Town: Stromness (5km SW) OS Ref (GB):     HY293133 / Sheet: 6 Latitude: 59° 0' 4.21" N Longitude:     3° 13' 50.85" W Added by wideford News (1) Images (5) Fieldnotes (2) Miscellaneous (1) 0 discussions Start a topic Show  |  Hide Web searches for Salt Knowe Flash Earth Flickr Google Google Images MAGIC The Megalithic Portal Multimap 1:25000 Stone Pages Streetmap.co.uk Wikipedia

- Sites within 20 km - - Ring of Brodgar (0.14km NE) (123 posts) Plumcake Mound (0.28km NE) (6 posts) Fresh Knowe (0.32km ENE) (8 posts) Comet Stone (0.33km ENE) (25 posts) Wasbister Disc Barrow (0.56km WNW) (16 posts) Bookan Cairns (0.72km WNW) (24 posts) Wasbister Cairn (0.83km WNW) (10 posts) Bookan (1.05km WNW) (19 posts) Ness of Brodgar (1.07km E) (24 posts) Lochview (1.11km E) (25 posts) The Brecks (1.22km WNW) (56 posts) The Watchstone (1.47km E) (20 posts) Ring of Bookan (1.5km WNW) (23 posts) Stone of Odin (1.52km E) (14 posts) Skae Frue (1.55km WNW) (11 posts) The Standing Stones of Stenness (1.61km E) (80 posts) Nether Bigging (1.61km ESE) (2 posts) Barnhouse Settlement (1.61km E) (30 posts) Harray Viewpoint (1.74km ENE) (8 posts) Standing Stones Hotel (1.88km ESE) (5 posts) Unstan (1.88km SW) (50 posts) Point of Onston (1.94km SW) (3 posts) Grimston (2.05km ENE) (10 posts) Burrian Broch (2.13km NNW) (2 posts) Barnhouse Stone (2.27km E) (8 posts) Vola (2.3km ENE) (18 posts) Maeshowe (2.56km E) (62 posts) Deepdale (2.65km WSW) (16 posts) Stackrue-Lyking Mound (2.83km W) (6 posts) Stackrue Broch (2.91km W) (21 posts) The Howe (2.93km SW) (11 posts) The Howe (2.93km SW) (5 posts) The Howe (2.93km SW) (4 posts) Pickaquoy (2.99km ENE) (6 posts) Cummi Howe (3.09km SSW) (17 posts) Feolquoy (3.25km NE) (3 posts) Corn Hillock (3.25km SSW) (8 posts) The Cairns, Hall of Ireland (3.43km S) (5 posts) Shennar Howe (3.45km NW) (1 post) Staney Hill (3.46km NE) (22 posts) Staney Hill (3.54km NE) (17 posts) Henge (3.55km NE) (3 posts) Voy (3.61km W) (29 posts) Maesquoy (3.66km NE) (2 posts) Lower Hobbister (3.81km E) (8 posts) Voy (4.16km W) (5 posts) Via Mound (4.19km W) (6 posts) Via Mound (4.19km W) (8 posts) Stones of Via (4.25km W) (6 posts) Dale (4.33km ENE) (7 posts) Appiehouse (4.38km NE) (11 posts) Burn of Cruland (4.46km W) (3 posts) Via Barrow (4.47km W) (3 posts) Quholm, Burn of Una (4.51km WSW) (4 posts) Burrian (Russland) (5.05km N) (4 posts) Wasdale (5.17km ENE) (29 posts) Hill of Heddle (5.18km ENE) (2 posts) Loch of Clumly (5.18km W) (5 posts) Quoyelsh (5.2km SW) (9 posts) Howe Harper (5.37km ENE) (12 posts) Hurkisgarth (5.86km WNW) (2 posts) Snaba Hill (6.04km ENE) (6 posts) South Seatter (6.25km W) (3 posts) Knowes of Trotty (6.36km NE) (10 posts) Angerow (6.77km W) (4 posts) Burrian (Corrigall) (6.83km NNE) (8 posts) The Hillock (6.83km ENE) (12 posts) Loch of Skaill Niche (6.84km WNW) (4 posts) Knowe of Angerow (6.97km W) (13 posts) The Fairy Knowe (7.1km E) (51 posts) Brockan (7.2km WSW) (12 posts) Leafea (7.35km WSW) (18 posts) Broch of Borwick (7.36km W) (17 posts) Knowe of Nebigarth (7.38km W) (3 posts) Brough of Bigging (7.75km W) (9 posts) Knowe of Makerhouse (7.78km NNW) (2 posts) Breckness (7.86km WSW) (14 posts) Knowe of Geoso (7.94km W) (12 posts) Skaill road (8.04km WNW) (2 posts) Skara Brae (8.35km WNW) (61 posts) Skaill Church (8.75km WNW) (2 posts) Knowe of Verron (8.96km WNW) (24 posts) Linnahowe (9.04km WNW) (12 posts) Upper Garson (9.35km WNW) (2 posts) Graystane (9.38km ESE) (8 posts) Ingshowe Broch (9.68km E) (17 posts) Konger's Knowe (9.68km ESE) (18 posts) Gyre (9.78km ESE) (4 posts) Nabban (9.88km E) (7 posts) Harproo (9.97km SE) (8 posts) Hillock of Breakna (10.13km ESE) (10 posts) Harraymen's Graves (10.23km NE) (1 post) Knowes of Yonbell (10.35km WNW) (1 post) Rennibister (10.39km E) (39 posts) Knowe of Skorn (11.36km NW) (1 post) Wideford Hill (11.43km E) (10 posts) Wideford Hill (11.62km E) (36 posts) Spurdagrove (11.71km NW) (1 post) Ravie Hill (11.86km NW) (3 posts) Loch of Boardhouse (11.94km NNW) (2 posts) Queena Fjold (11.94km NW) (9 posts) Quanterness (12.36km E) (5 posts) Knowe of Nesthouse (12.45km NNW) (2 posts) Wideford (12.81km E) (8 posts) Crossiecrown (13.25km ENE) (3 posts) Wheebin (13.57km NW) (11 posts) The Dwarfie Stane (13.77km SSW) (30 posts) Oxtro Broch (13.95km NW) (15 posts) Saverock (14.15km E) (10 posts) Tingwall (14.34km NE) (27 posts) Saverock (14.35km E) (15 posts) Stanerandy (14.5km NNW) (13 posts) Newan (14.54km NNW) (7 posts) St. Magnus's Well (14.62km NW) (6 posts) Lingrow (14.62km E) (10 posts) Knowe of Midgarth (14.68km NE) (10 posts) Knowe of Dishero (14.8km ENE) (12 posts) Broch of Lingro (14.84km E) (25 posts) Mittens (14.87km N) (3 posts) Pickaquoy (14.89km E) (9 posts) Grain Souterrain (14.94km E) (30 posts) Knowe of Stenso (15.17km NNE) (9 posts) Crantit (15.26km E) (22 posts) Knowe of Grugar (15.33km NNE) (7 posts) Nether Crantit (15.41km E) (6 posts) Burgar (15.5km NNE) (10 posts) Broch of Burgar (15.53km NNE) (4 posts) Knowe of Buckquoy (15.62km NW) (10 posts) Knowes of Lingro (15.69km NNW) (3 posts) Knowes of Lingro (15.69km NNW) (11 posts) Point of Buckquoy (15.74km NW) (10 posts) Point of Buckquoy (15.74km NW) (5 posts) Lower Arsdale (15.76km N) (1 post) Knowe of Crustan (15.77km NNW) (12 posts) Crustan (15.87km NNW) (5 posts) Scapa (15.93km E) (5 posts) Peterkirk (15.98km NNE) (3 posts) Hillhead Well (16.04km E) (4 posts) Hillhead Enclosure (16.07km E) (21 posts) Broch of Gurness (16.13km NE) (32 posts) Costa Hill (16.26km N) (4 posts) Knowe of Lairo (17.94km NE) (17 posts) Long Stone (17.98km NE) (5 posts) Knowe of Rowiegar (18.25km NNE) (5 posts) Knowe of Ramsay (18.27km NE) (4 posts) Knowe of Yarso (18.35km NE) (15 posts) The Five Hillocks (18.41km E) (6 posts) Berstane Broch (18.44km E) (10 posts) Blackhammer (18.68km NE) (17 posts) South Howe (18.83km NNE) (3 posts) Long Cairn (18.93km ENE) (56 posts) Midhowe (18.97km NNE) (16 posts) Broch of Midhowe (19.02km NNE) (15 posts) Taversoe Tuick (19.47km NE) (23 posts) Howe of Staneloof (19.85km E) (1 post) Staneloof (19.98km E) (4 posts) - Facilities within 20 km - - Lochend (Holiday Cottage: 2 km SE) Tormiston Mill (Cafe: 3.6 km E) Mill of Eyrland (Bed & Breakfast: 4.1 km SSE) Browns Hostel (Stromness) (Youth Hostel: 5.7 km SSW) Stromness Youth Hostel (Youth Hostel: 6.1 km SSW) Point of NessCaravan a... (Camping Site: 6.5 km SSW) Atlantis Lodges (Holiday Cottage: 7.2 km ENE) Kirkwall Youth Hostel (Youth Hostel: 15.4 km E) The Kirkwall Hotel (Hotel: 15.8 km E) Tankerness House Museum (Museum: 15.8 km E)

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Silsbury pill Geophysics has revealed that thiis is not a chambered cairn but more like Silbury Hill, as with a site at Dunragit in Dumfries and Galloway, the BA cist and animal bones from ?feasting towards the top being later additions http://www.orkneyjar.com/archaeology/saltknowe.htm Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by wideford 17th April 2008ce

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It's in a terrible state, what were rabbit scrapes is now an extensive burrow system - it would be better excavated before it becomes a complete unstratifiable mess Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by wideford 14th August 2009ce Edited 14th August 2009ce

Behind the Ring of Brodgar in the RH corner of the field there is a cist-like structure at the top of this mound, though all I could locate on my visit was the turf-covered edge of a long horizontal slab at the side facing the loch. During an excavation nine pieces of silver 'ring-money' were found. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by wideford 24th April 2004ce

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BA burial mound or chambered tomb Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by wideford 30th March 2005ce