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Auskerry settlement is a prehistoric settlement site located 315 metres east-south-east of Loch of Dinnapow in Orkney, Scotland. The site lies on bedrock of Middle Old Red Sandstone, comprising conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone deposits laid down during the Middle Devonian period. This substantial geological foundation would have provided a stable building surface for the settlement's inhabitants.
The monument sits within the distinctive Orkney landscape, where the loch to the west would have offered essential freshwater resources and opportunities for fishing. The surrounding terrain of Middle Old Red Sandstone bedrock characterises much of the Orkney mainland, an ancient geology that shaped both the physical environment and the stone materials available to settlement communities.
Auskerry settlement is now protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM13388, recognising its archaeological importance to understanding prehistoric occupation patterns in Orkney. The site contributes to the broader record of early settlement strategies in the Northern Isles, where communities adapted to the maritime and terrestrial resources of these northern islands.
Auskerry, settlement 315m ESE of Loch of Dinnapow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13388. View the official record →
Auskerry settlement is a prehistoric settlement site located 315 metres east-south-east of Loch of Dinnapow in Orkney, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13388.
Auskerry, settlement 315m ESE of Loch of Dinnapow is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM13388.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Auskerry, standing stone 160m NW of Chapel Geo (0.2 km), Auskerry, long cist 95m W of Whale Geo (0.2 km), Auskerry, settlement 165m SSW of Loch of Dinnapow (0.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Auskerry, settlement 315m ESE of Loch of Dinnapow's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Auskerry, settlement 315m ESE of Loch of Dinnapow stands on Middle Old Red Sandstone (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.