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Knowe of Angerow is a mound monument in Orkney, Scotland, protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland. The site sits upon bedrock of Middle Old Red Sandstone, a deposit of conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone laid down during the Middle Devonian period. This geological foundation is characteristic of Orkney's underlying geology and would have influenced the availability of stone for construction in the immediate landscape.
The monument is classified as a mound, a category encompassing several types of ancient earthworks found across northern Scotland, including burial mounds, ritual structures and settlement sites. Orkney's Bronze Age and Iron Age communities built such monuments in significant numbers, and many remain as distinctive landscape features across the islands.
The monument's protected status reflects its archaeological importance as part of Orkney's heritage record. As a scheduled monument, it remains subject to legal protection that restricts unauthorised disturbance or excavation, ensuring the site's preservation for future study and heritage understanding.
Knowe of Angerow, mound is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1288. View the official record →
Knowe of Angerow is a mound monument in Orkney, Scotland, protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1288.
Knowe of Angerow, mound 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 SM1288.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Burn of Selta, farmsteads, field system and associated remains (4.7 km), Skae Frue, mound 300m SW of Buckan (5.5 km), Ring of Bookan,chambered cairn 180m SW of Bookan (5.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Knowe of Angerow, mound'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.
Knowe of Angerow, mound stands on Middle Old Red Sandstone (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.