Tankerness, Mine Howe

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Tankerness, Mine Howe as Enclosure (iron Age), Grave(s) (late Iron Age), Inhumation(s) (late Iron Age), Metal Working Site (iron Age), Settlement (iron Age), Subterranean Structure (iron Age), Ring(s) (copper Alloy)(late Iron Age). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Tankerness, Mine Howe is a multi-period site on the Orkney mainland, featuring an Iron Age enclosure, settlement, and metalworking activity, with later inhumations and graves. Local folklore associates the area with ancient ritual practices, and its strategic location suggests it was an important early-medieval centre.