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Fair Isle, Homis Dale
Stone Row (Neolithic) - (Bronze Age)
Site Name Fair Isle, Homis Dale
Classification Stone Row (Neolithic) - (Bronze Age)
Alternative Name(s) Fair Isle, Site 299
Canmore ID 316123
Site Number HZ27SW 314
NGR HZ 21506 72294
NGR Description From HZ 21431 72281 to 21425 72265
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/316123
- Council Shetland Islands
- Parish Dunrossness
- Former Region Shetland Islands Area
- Former District Shetland
- Former County Shetland
Field Visit (1985)
Stone alignment identified for c. 18 m curving from N to S. Five stones recorded together with one socket. Stones typically c. 0.7 x 0.5 m and height c. 0.5 m. Possibly related to site 300 below.
Site 299.
Hunter, JR 1985
