Archaeology Notes

Event ID 647261

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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HZ27SW 11 2026 7263.

At HZ 2027 7261 exploratory excavation, by a visitor to Fair Isle bird observatory, has revealed slight traces of apparent walling across the neck of the promontory of Burrista, reached by a dangerous knife-edged ridge. The "stonework" exposed appears to be similar to natural rock formations nearby, and nothing is visible on the promontory itself, so until further excavation reveals something more definite a firm decision cannot be made about the site.

A scatter of shells which could be mistaken for a shell midden appears to have been dropped over the years by birds.

Visited by OS(AA) 2 June 1968.