Rowamo Cottage

Burnt Mound / Fulacht Fia
HY35451400

Also known as:

Finstown and Finstown Village

Nearest town:

Kirkwall (11km E)

OS reference:

HY35451400

OS sheet:

6

Latitude:

59° 0' 30.71 N

Longitude:

3° 7' 26.26 W

Added to TMA by

wideford

Images (3)
Fieldnotes (1)

Images

Image of Rowamo Cottage (Burnt Mound / Fulacht Fia) by wideford

as much as I could get parallel to main road due to sharp drop

Image credit: wideford

wideford May 29, 2021

Image of Rowamo Cottage (Burnt Mound / Fulacht Fia) by wideford

far side of mound

Image credit: wideford

wideford May 29, 2021

Image of Rowamo Cottage (Burnt Mound / Fulacht Fia) by wideford

Image credit: wideford

wideford May 29, 2021

Articles

Rowamo Cottage

Burnt Mound / Fulacht Fia

wideford May 29, 2021

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‘

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Snaba Hill

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Howe Harper

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Hill of Heddle

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Wasdale

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The Fairy Knowe

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Lower Hobbister

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Dale

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Appiehouse

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Henge

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Chapel Knowe

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Knowes of Trotty

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Pickaquoy

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Staney Hill

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Feolquoy

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Nabban

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Grimston

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Barnhouse Stone

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1
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Hourston

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Round Barrow(s) • 8.94km S

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Via Mound

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2
Loch of Skaill Niche

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Knowes of Howana

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1
Ness of Woodwick

Broch • 11.77km NNE

10

2
Setter Noost

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1

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2
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3
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2
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1
Knowe of Nebigarth

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.69km W

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2
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13
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2
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1
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2
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10

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Leafea

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6
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4
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Broch • 13.26km NNW

12

3
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2
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21

5
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5
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Artificial Mound • 13.54km W

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5
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Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.59km E

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3
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Broch • 13.59km W

21

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3
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5

1
Upper Garson

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1
Breckness

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2
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10

2
Knowes of Yonbell

Cairn(s) • 13.81km W

1
Vestrafiold

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1
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Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.88km WNW

2
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Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.95km WNW

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4
Hundland Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 13.97km NW

1
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1
Ravie Hill

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1

3
Knowe of Burrian

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1
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1
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Spurdagrove

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3

3
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Chambered Cairn • 14.35km WNW

1
Knowe of Hunclett

Broch • 14.47km NNE

6

1
Howe of Staneloof

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1
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Chambered Cairn • 14.52km NNE

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6

2
Staneloof

Cairn(s) • 14.62km E

3

1
Ston Loe

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1

2
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Chambered Cairn • 14.75km NNE

28

5
Peterkirk

Broch • 14.76km NNW

5

2
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19

2

1
Blackhammer

Cairn(s) • 14.8km NNE

23

3

1
Knowe of Ramsay

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3

1
Lower Arsdale

Carving • 14.89km NNW

2
Westness

Chambered Cairn • 15.22km N

1
Green Hill of Quoyness

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7

2
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1

3
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4

2
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Cairn(s) • 15.34km E

1

4
The Five Hillocks

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.61km E

6

3
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Souterrain • 15.76km E

1
Knowe Of Swandro

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.76km N

1

2
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Chambered Cairn • 15.78km N

4

1

1
Howe Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.79km ENE

4

1

1
Wheebin

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.89km WNW

9

6
Newan

Chambered Cairn • 15.99km WNW

4

3
Stanerandy

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.12km WNW

11

7
Costa Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 16.19km NW

2

3
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Broch • 16.2km WNW

11

3

1
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Chambered Cairn • 16.32km NE

4

2
South Howe

Broch • 16.46km N

1

3

1
Knowes of Lingro

Round Barrow(s) • 16.52km NW

7

1

5
Knowes of Lingro

Cist • 16.52km NW

2

1
Whitecleat

16.53km E

4

2
Knitchen Hill

Cairn(s) • 16.54km NNE

3

1
Brough of Braebister

Promontory Fort • 16.6km WSW

15

2
St. Magnus’s Well

Sacred Well • 16.6km WNW

4

2
Tammaskirk

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.6km NNE

14

1

1
Midhowe

Chambered Cairn • 16.65km N

12

4

1
The Howie of The Manse

Broch • 16.68km E

3

2
Broch of Midhowe

Broch • 16.74km N

14

2
North Howe

Broch • 16.77km N

1
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Artificial Mound • 16.9km E

3

1
Knowe of Crustan

Round Barrow(s) • 16.92km WNW

8

5
Crustan

Round Barrow(s) • 17.01km WNW

2

3
Dwarfie Hamars

Cave / Rock Shelter • 17.04km SW

6

1
St. Mary’s Broch

Broch • 17.05km ESE

6

2
Mor Stein

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.11km ENE

7

4
Laughton’s Knowe

Round Barrow(s) • 17.12km ESE

4

2
Hall of Gorn

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.18km ESE

3

3
Burn of Langskaill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.21km E

2

1
Whoom

Cairn(s) • 17.22km N

1
Round Howe

Broch • 17.28km E

8

4
Loch of Tankerness

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.33km E

13

4
Long Howe

Cairn(s) • 17.34km E

8

7
Hawell

Burnt Mound / Fulacht Fia • 17.42km E

4

3
The Dwarfie Stane

Chambered Tomb • 17.48km SW

46

18

4
Mine Howe

Burial Chamber • 17.56km E

27

2

18

6
Quendal

Cairn(s) • 17.69km N

1
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Standing Stones • 17.76km E

2

2
Unyatuak

Artificial Mound • 17.78km ENE

5

3

1
Patrick Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 17.84km SW

3

1
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Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.87km WNW

6

6
Point of Buckquoy

Round Barrow(s) • 18.01km WNW

7

4
Point of Buckquoy

Standing Stones • 18.01km WNW

4

1
Castle Bloody

Souterrain • 18.22km ENE

3

3
Tower of Clett

Burnt Mound / Fulacht Fia • 18.65km ESE

3

5
Lamb Holm

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.66km ESE

10

4
Knowe of Lingro

Chambered Cairn • 18.83km NNE
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Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.37km E

1

2
The Cairnhead, Hunda

Cairn(s) • 19.5km SE

4

1
Hillock of Burroughston

Broch • 19.62km ENE

12

2
Loch of Wasbister

Crannog • 19.77km N

4

3
Venikelday

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.91km E

7

4