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Knowe of Lyron is a prehistoric mound situated approximately 120 metres west-north-west of Lyron Cottage in Orkney, Scotland. The monument is classified as an ancient mound, a form commonly associated with Neolithic and Bronze Age settlement or burial activity in the Orkney Islands. Such mounds in this region frequently contain evidence of domestic occupation or funerary practices dating to these prehistoric periods, though the specific chronology and function of this particular example would require archaeological investigation to establish with certainty. The site is recorded in the Heritage Environment Search for Scotland under designation reference HES INSPIRE SM1343.
Knowe of Lyron, mound 120m WNW of Lyron Cottage is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1343. View the official record →
Knowe of Lyron is a prehistoric mound situated approximately 120 metres west-north-west of Lyron Cottage in Orkney, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1343.
Knowe of Lyron, mound 120m WNW of Lyron Cottage 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 SM1343.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Burness,broch & chapel 200m S of (4.1 km), Knowes of Trotty,mounds S of Netherhouse,Huntscarth (4.9 km), Damsay, St Mary's Chapel (5.4 km).
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