Loch Of Kirkabister
Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Site Name Loch Of Kirkabister
Classification Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 1134
Site Number HU45NE 18
NGR HU 49350 58212
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/1134
- Council Shetland Islands
- Parish Nesting
- Former Region Shetland Islands Area
- Former District Shetland
- Former County Shetland
HU45NE 18 4935 5821.
HU 493 582 (C S T Calder 1965). A mound of burnt stones lies about 50 yards SW of the south end of Loch of Kirkabister.
RCAHMS 1946. Visited 1930.
At HU 4934 5823 there is a crescentic mound of black earth and burnt stones, 18.0m by 11.0m and 1.3m high.
Surveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS(NKB) 6th may 1968.
Field Visit (14 August 1930)
A mound of burnt stones lies about 50 yards SW of the south end of Loch of Kirkabister.
RCAHMS 1946, visited 14 August 1930.
Field Visit (6 May 1968)
At HU 4934 5823 there is a crescentic mound of black earth and burnt stones, 18.0m by 11.0m and 1.3m high.
Surveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS(NKB) 6th may 1968.
