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Latitude: 58.9224 / 58°55'20"N
Longitude: -3.1605 / 3°9'37"W
OS Eastings: 333276
OS Northings: 1004481
OS Grid: HY332044
Mapcode National: GBR L5K4.NY5
Mapcode Global: WH6B3.FZ7X
Entry Name: Lavacroon, settlement W of Bu of Orphir
Scheduled Date: 26 February 1996
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6405
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement; Secular: Viking settlement, Norse settlement
Location: Orphir
County: Orkney Islands
Electoral Ward: Kirkwall West and Orphir
Traditional County: Orkney
The monument consists of an area of farmland, formerly the site of a mound, which has been proven by geophysical survey and limited excavation, together with field collection, to contain extensive remains of late prehistoric and Norse settlement.
The area is not marked by any obvious surface features other than a slight swell of the ground as it rises over the former centre of the mound. Archaeological results suggest that there are deep deposits at the centre of the rise, thinning out on every side.
The area proposed for scheduling consists of the E portion of a field immediately N of the Gyre Road and the SE corner of the next field to the N. Modern fences are excluded, as are the lines of existing field drains, to allow for maintenance. The area to be scheduled has a maximum dimension of 128m ENE-WSW by 110m, as marked in red on the accompanying map extract.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance as the proven site of extensive archaeological deposits of the late prehistoric and Norse periods. In addition, its importance is enhanced by its proximity to the concentration of Norse period remains centred on the Bu of Orphir and nearby St Nicholas' Church.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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