Lavacroon Settlement W of Bu of Orphir Orphir, Scotland
Scheduled Monument Data
Lavacroon Settlement W of Bu of Orphir has been designated a scheduled monument in Scotland with the following information. Please note that not all available data may be shown here, minor errors and/or formatting may have occurred during transcription, and some information may have become outdated since scheduling.
- Historic Scotland ID
- SM0
- Name
- Lavacroon, settlement W of Bu of Orphir
- Parish
- Orphir
- County
- Orkney Islands
- Easting
- 333277
- Northing
- 1004470
- Categories
- Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement; Secular: Viking settlement, Norse settlement
- Date Listed
- 26 February 1996
Scheduled Monument Description
Text courtesy of Historic Environment Scotland. © Crown Copyright, reprinted under the Open Government License.
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.
Scheduled Monument Statement of Significance
Text courtesy of Historic Environment Scotland. © Crown Copyright, reprinted under the Open Government License.
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.
