Whalsay, Loch Of Sandwick
Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Site Name Whalsay, Loch Of Sandwick
Classification Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 1349
Site Number HU56SW 3
NGR HU 53850 61697
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/1349
- Council Shetland Islands
- Parish Nesting
- Former Region Shetland Islands Area
- Former District Shetland
- Former County Shetland
Field Visit (13 September 1930)
Loch of Sandwick.
A mound of burnt stones on the S margin of the loch.
RCAHMS 1946, visited 1930.
OS 6" map, Shetland, 2nd ed., (1903).
Field Visit (22 May 1968)
HU56SW 3 5385 6170.
(HU 5383 6169) Tumulus (OE) OS 6" map, Shetland, 2nd ed., (1903).
A turf-covered, crescentic burnt mound, c.16.0m by c.13.0m and c.3.0m maximum height.
Visited by OS (RL) 22 May 1968.
