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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 304
Canmore ID 316133
Site Number HZ27SW 319
NGR HZ 21416 72291
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/316133
- Council Shetland Islands
- Parish Dunrossness
- Former Region Shetland Islands Area
- Former District Shetland
- Former County Shetland
Field Visit (1985)
Putative stone alignment identified for c. 7 m running approximately NW/SE. Probing suggests continuation for c. 10 m to SE. Five stones visible along total length, typically c. 05. c 0.5 m and height c. 0.4 m. Stones set within earthen embankment of maximum surviving height c. 0.3 m and width c. 1.5 m.
Site 304.
Hunter, JR 1985
