Overview
Sanday, Mackabuster is recorded as Mound (prehistoric) - (viking), Structure (period Unknown)(possible), Cinerary Urn (steatite)(period Unassigned) in Scotland Orkney Islands. Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Sanday, Mackabuster as Mound (prehistoric) - (viking), Structure (period Unknown)(possible), Cinerary Urn (steatite)(period Unassigned).
Who made it and when
The saved account records: Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Sanday, Mackabuster as Mound (prehistoric) - (viking), Structure (period Unknown)(possible), Cinerary Urn (steatite)(period Unassigned).
How it was made and used
The label Mound (prehistoric) - (viking), Structure (period Unknown)(possible), Cinerary Urn (steatite)(period Unassigned) gives the safest clue to purpose or form. It does not by itself prove the exact building method, daily use, age or sequence of changes at this place.
What was found
The official record fixes the place and calls it Mound (prehistoric) - (viking), Structure (period Unknown)(possible), Cinerary Urn (steatite)(period Unassigned). It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
What remains
The official record fixes the place and calls it Mound (prehistoric) - (viking), Structure (period Unknown)(possible), Cinerary Urn (steatite)(period Unassigned). It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
Why it mattered
Sanday, Mackabuster matters as a recorded mound (prehistoric) - (viking), structure (period unknown)(possible), cinerary urn (steatite)(period unassigned) tied to an exact landscape. The account keeps what is known useful while leaving names, dates and claims unsupported by the source visibly open.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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