Skellister
Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Site Name Skellister
Classification Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Alternative Name(s) Brunswell, South Will
Canmore ID 1161
Site Number HU45SE 20
NGR HU 4671 5472
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/1161
- Council Shetland Islands
- Parish Nesting
- Former Region Shetland Islands Area
- Former District Shetland
- Former County Shetland
HU45SE 20 4671 5472
Approx. HU 46 55. A burnt mound, Brunswell, known also as the South Will, forms a small covering bank 15' across, 25' long and 3' high. It lies on the north side of the road near Skellister and a well lies 28' from its north end.
C S T Calder 1965.
This turf-covered mound of black earth and burnt stones was located at HU 4671 5472. It is as described by Calder.
Surveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS (WDJ) 4 May 1968.
'Excavation of deposits adjacent to a ... burnt mound exposed within the cut section of a drainage ditch associated with the Skellister road proved to be of modern date.'
S J Dockrill (et al) 1991; S J Dockrill 1991.
Field Visit (4 May 1968)
This turf-covered mound of black earth and burnt stones was located at HU 4671 5472. It is as described by Calder.
Surveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS (WDJ) 4th May 1968.
Excavation (1991)
'Excavation of deposits adjacent to a ... burnt mound exposed within the cut section of a drainage ditch associated with the Skellister road proved to be of modern date.'
S J Dockrill (et al) 1991; S J Dockrill 1991.
