Burn of Langskaill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
HY507059
Disputed

Nearest town:

Kirkwall (7km WNW)

OS reference:

HY507059

OS sheets:

6, 7

Latitude:

58° 56' 15.79 N

Longitude:

2° 51' 23.96 W

Added to TMA by

wideford

Images (2)
Fieldnotes (1)

Images

Image of Burn of Langskaill (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by wideford

Image credit: wideford

wideford Jul 27, 2006

Image of Burn of Langskaill (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by wideford

Bottom of ditch 1.1m below level in picture as determined where burn goes under road

Image credit: wideford

wideford Jul 27, 2006

Articles

Burn of Langskaill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork

wideford Aug 10, 2004

The lower of the two parallel lines of the burn as it passes NE of the community centre. Unlike the other stone walls line the sides to a height of 1.4m at a distance apart of 4m. But where it passes under the road the bottom is lower, giving a total height of 2.5m. So the main dimensions are the same as those of the Kirk Ness Dyke themodernantiquarian.com/site/6446 and it would appear to bear the same relationship to the Round Howe “pseudo-broch” themodernantiquarian.com/site/5630 as that does to the coastal Kirk Ness mound themodernantiquarian.com/site/6434. Which would appear to make it a drystone dyke boundary and cru also.

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Round Howe

Broch • 0.08km ENE

8

4
Long Howe

Cairn(s) • 0.22km ENE

8

7
Mine Howe

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18

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Hawell

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3
Nearhouse

Artificial Mound • 0.9km N

3

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Mecigar

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2

2
The Five Hillocks

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 1.61km W

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Craw Howe

Cairn(s) • 1.88km W

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Ston Loe

Round Barrow(s) • 2.54km W

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2
Staneloof

Cairn(s) • 2.6km W

3

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Whitecleat

2.63km N

4

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Howe of Staneloof

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3

2
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Broch • 3.28km E

9

2
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4

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Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.69km NNE

13

4
Hurnip’s Point

Chambered Cairn • 3.79km ENE

6

3
Comely

Cairn(s) • 3.8km E

3

1
Hall of Gorn

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 4.02km SW

3

3
Laughton’s Knowe

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4

2
Eves Howe

Broch • 4.19km ENE

5

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Yinstay

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Tower of Clett

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The Five Hillocks

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 4.73km WSW

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3
Dingieshowe

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5

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The Cairn

Artificial Mound • 4.82km ESE

3

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Stembister

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9

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Berstane Broch

Broch • 5.19km WNW

9

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St. Nicholas Church

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1
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Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.65km NE

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6

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3

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Artificial Mound • 6.28km E

9

5
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2

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Hillhead Well

6.56km W

4
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2

3
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Souterrain • 6.96km E

3

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1
North Howe

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9

2
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Mor Stein

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Howe of Hoxa

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Hillock of Burroughston

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12

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Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.36km WSW

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Kirkhouse Cairn

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