Earl's Knoll
The Earl's Knoll (also Earl's Knowe) on the Orkney island of Papa Stronsay in Scotland is an approx. 75 m long, on the approx. 2.2 m high east side 20 m, on the 0.8 m high west side approx. 12 m wide long cairn .
description
Plowing has damaged the contours of the ends, but the curved shape is recognizable. The west end is dominated by the base of an old windmill. There are no signs of excavation and no local knowledge of it.
The grave, which is said to be in the hill, is described with an unworked stone at the head and foot end. It could be the tomb excavated and described by Anderson in 1792, where human bones of both ordinary and enormous sizes were found. Tradition has it that it is the grave of a knight whose body was found on the bank in full armor.
Another tradition says that this is the final resting place of William Edmonstoune Aytoun (1813-1865). He was Sheriff and Lord Admiral of the Orkney and Shetlands and author of the ballad Sir Patrick Spens .
literature
- James L. Davidson, Audrey Shore Henshall: The chambered cairns of Orkney: an inventory of the structures and their contents . Edinburgh 1989. pp. 115-16
Web links
- Entry on Earl's Knoll in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland's database
Coordinates: 59 ° 8 ′ 54 " N , 2 ° 34 ′ 54" W.