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Lavacroon is a settlement located west of Bu in the parish of Orphir on the Orkney Mainland. The site lies on bedrock of Middle Old Red Sandstone, a geological formation laid down during the Middle Devonian period comprising conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone. This underlying geology is typical of much of Orkney and would have influenced both the character of the landscape and the building materials available to its inhabitants.
The settlement represents a pattern of rural occupation characteristic of Orkney's archaeological heritage. The specific location west of Bu places it within a landscape that has sustained human activity for millennia, from prehistoric times through to the medieval period and beyond.
Lavacroon is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6405, ensuring the preservation of this important element of Orkney's settlement history for future study and understanding.
Lavacroon, settlement W of Bu of Orphir is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6405. View the official record →
Lavacroon is a settlement located west of Bu in the parish of Orphir on the Orkney Mainland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6405.
Lavacroon, settlement W of Bu of Orphir 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 SM6405.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bu of Orphir, burnt mound and mill dam 250m NW of Bu Farm (0.2 km), St Nicholas' Church, settlement and mill, Orphir (0.3 km), Hillock of Breakna, broch 300m SE of Swanbister House (2.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Lavacroon, settlement W of Bu of Orphir'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.
Lavacroon, settlement W of Bu of Orphir stands on Middle Old Red Sandstone (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.