Bressay, Hill Of Cruester
Standing Stone (Prehistoric)
Site Name Bressay, Hill Of Cruester
Classification Standing Stone (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 1084
Site Number HU44SE 5
NGR HU 48996 42838
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/1084
- Council Shetland Islands
- Parish Bressay
- Former Region Shetland Islands Area
- Former District Shetland
- Former County Shetland
Field Visit (10 July 1930)
Standing Stone, Hill of Cruester. In a prominent position on the Hill of Cruester, about half a mile N of Gardie House, and at an elevation of slightly over 100 ft. above sea level, is a rude sandstone monolith (Fig. 644, SH 13) 9 ft. 6 in. high and 4 ft 6 in. wide at the base, with a thickness of roughly 6 in. It tapers as it rises, being only 2 ft. 7 in. wide at 6 ft. above ground. It is set up with its major axis WNW and ESE, but has now a very decided tilt to the SSW. There are traces of packing round the base.
RCAHMS 1946, visited 10 July 1930.
Field Visit (8 September 1964)
HU44SE 5 4899 4284.
(HU 4900 4287) Standing Stone (OE)
OS 6" map, Shetland, 2nd ed., (1902).
This stone 2.8m high, 0.2m thick and 1.3m wide at the base stands in the centre of the slight remains of a circular feature at HU 4899 4285. Beside it is a smaller earthfast recumbent stone 0.9m long by 0.4m wide by 0.5m high, with several small packing stones nearby. The origin or use is not known locally.
Re-surveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS (RD) 8 September 1964
