Batey, C. E. and Morris, C. D. (1991). Excavations at the Earl's Bu, Orphir, Orkney 1989--90. Univ Durham Univ Newcastle upon Tyne Archaeol Rep 14. Vol 14, pp. 45-50.

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Excavations at the Earl's Bu, Orphir, Orkney 1989--90
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Univ Durham Univ Newcastle upon Tyne Archaeol Rep 14
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Universities of Durham and Newcastle upon Tyne Archaeological Reports
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14
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45 - 50
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Removal of Late Norse midden debris from the tunnel and chamber area of this supposed souterrain revealed the base of a stone-lined chute indicative of a horizontal mill. A fragment of probable mill stone and several semi-perforated stones support this new interpretation. Industrial activity revealed by large-scale environmental sampling may not be directly related to the mill. Viking age finds from under the passage walls, including steatite sherds, provide a base date for the complex. An adjacent mound of fire-shattered stones contained the remains of a Bronze Age pot # a rare occurrence in Orkney. Geophysical survey of the area continued from 1989, locating several rectangular structures and a large enclosure with possible double ditch, and further fieldwork examined the construction of the mill and its potential water source. AR
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Colleen E Batey
Christopher D Morris
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1991
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Late Norse (Auto Detected Temporal)
Mill (Auto Detected Subject)
Chamber (Auto Detected Subject)
Double Ditch (Auto Detected Subject)
Bronze Age (Auto Detected Temporal)
Midden (Auto Detected Subject)
Passage Walls (Auto Detected Subject)
Sherds (Auto Detected Subject)
Large Enclosure (Auto Detected Subject)
Rectangular Structures (Auto Detected Subject)
Geophysical Survey (Auto Detected Subject)
Mound (Auto Detected Subject)
Mill Stone (Auto Detected Subject)
Fireshattered Stones (Auto Detected Subject)
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20 Jan 2002