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Vatster

Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)

Site Name Vatster

Classification Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)

Canmore ID 1031

Site Number HU44NW 3

NGR HU 4276 4860

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Shetland Islands
  • Parish Tingwall
  • Former Region Shetland Islands Area
  • Former District Shetland
  • Former County Shetland

Archaeology Notes

HU44NW 3 4276 4860.

(HU 4277 4861) Tumulus (OE)

O.S.6"map, Shetland, 2nd ed.,(1903).

A mound of burnt stones.

RCAHMS 1946

Situated close by a stream, a disturbed turf-covered mound of burnt stones, It measures c.15.0m by c.13.0m and c.1.5m high.

Visited by OS(RL) 3rd may 1968.

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Field Visit (3 May 1968)

Situated close by a stream, a disturbed turf-covered mound of burnt stones, It measures c.15.0m by c.13.0m and c.1.5m high.

Visited by OS(RL) 3rd may 1968.

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