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B9041

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B9041
Location Map ( geo)
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From:  Burwick (ND443842)
To:  Cleat (ND459844)
Distance:  1 miles (1.6 km)
Meets:  A961, unclassified
Highway Authorities

Orkney Islands

Traditional Counties

Orkney

Route outline (key)
B9041 Burwick - Cleat
B9041 Cleat - Isbister
Junction on B9041

The B9041 is a short route running from Burwick on the A961 (former B9040) across the southern tip of South Ronaldsay to Cleat. It is unusual in that it is nearly dead straight. There is a very slight kink towards the western end, just before the route reaches its summit, from where the eastern end can be seen. About two-thirds of the way along, at Cleat, is a right turn to the Neolithic attraction called 'Tomb of the Eagles'. Beyond that, the last junction appears to be in the middle of a farmyard, with the road then continuing a short distance to a turning space from which two grassy tracks lead off across fields.

Originally the B9041 continued further along the track ahead to Isbister, but was curtailed during the 1960s. This house and it's neighbour are now ruined and so the road there has been taken over by nature - although it is not known whether the road was ever more than just a track. It seems an odd termination for a classified road, but it presumably made sense once!

The 1922 MOT Road List defines this route as: Burwick - Isbistar





B9041
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