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Gardins

Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)

Site Name Gardins

Classification Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)

Alternative Name(s) Brough; Neshion

Canmore ID 1222

Site Number HU47NW 4

NGR HU 4371 7698

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

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

Archaeology Notes

HU47NW 4 4371 7698.

HU 435 772.(C S T Calder 1965) A mound of burnt stones lies in an enclosure behind a ruined house about midway between Brough and Neshion.

RCAHMS 1946, visited 1933.

A burnt mound,1.5m high, at HU 4372 7698.

Surveyed at 1/2500.

Visited by OS (NKB) 26 May 1968.

Activities

Field Visit (4 July 1933)

Brough. A mound of burnt stones lies in an enclosure behind a ruined house about midway between Brough and Neshion.

RCAHMS 1946, visited 4 July 1933

Field Visit (26 May 1968)

A burnt mound,1.5m high, at HU 4372 7698.

Surveyed at 1/2500.

Visited by OS (NKB) 26 May 1968.

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