Archaeology Notes

Event ID 806678

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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HP60NE 6 6501 0898

What may be a sheepfold comprising a circular enclosure with an attached rectilinear structure, and one unroofed building lying approximately 80m to the ESE are depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Orkney and Shetland (Shetland) 1881, sheet vi). The possible sheepfold is shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1972).

Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 1 February 2001

A pilot project, entitled the Shetland's Past Project, was begun in the spring of 2001. The project seeks to encourage and train heritage group members to undertake archaeological surveys of their local landscapes. During this pilot year, three history groups (Bressay, Fetlar and Whalsay) have formally been participating in the project, with two further history groups (Foula and Unst) joining the project, albeit on a more informal basis. The project has been met with so much enthusiasm that it hopes to be able to raise sufficient funds to encourage and train other heritage groups and interested individuals to take an active part in recording the cultural heritage of Shetland. Below is a list of the archaeological sites, which have so far been recorded as part of the project.

Unst History Group.

HP 6501 0897 Remains of a stone-built enclosure, 23m diameter and up to 0.75m high, truncated by a much later building (fishing lodge). An oval stone platter was identified in the E wall of the building. The corner of a stone building was identified within the confines of the enclosure (NMRS HP60NE 6).

Sponsors: Council for British Archaeology, Community Fund, Shetland Amenity Trust

B Simpson 2001