Turness
Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Site Name Turness
Classification Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Alternative Name(s) Wal Knowe; Skellister
Canmore ID 1142
Site Number HU45NE 3
NGR HU 4698 5500
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/1142
- Council Shetland Islands
- Parish Nesting
- Former Region Shetland Islands Area
- Former District Shetland
- Former County Shetland
HU45NE 3 4698 5500.
HU 468 551. Burnt Mound, 'Wal Knowe' - a grass-covered semi-oval bank, 12' wide and open to the north, set on the shoulder of a slope at the bottom of which is a well 25' to the north. It measures 36' in length.
C S T Calder 1965.
A turf-covered mound of black earth and burnt stones, c.0.9m high, was located at HU 4698 5500. It is as described by Calder except that it is open to the south, with the well c.25' to the south of it.
Surveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS(WDJ) 4th May 1968.
Field Visit (4 May 1968)
A turf-covered mound of black earth and burnt stones, c.0.9m high, was located at HU 4698 5500. It is as described by Calder except that it is open to the south, with the well c.25' to the south of it.
Surveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS(WDJ) 4th May 1968.
