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Yell, Roseville, Burravoe

Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)

Site Name Yell, Roseville, Burravoe

Classification Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)

Alternative Name(s) Fairy Knowe

Canmore ID 1367

Site Number HU58SW 3

NGR HU 5165 8002

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

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

Archaeology Notes

HU58SW 3 5165 8002

(HU 5165 8005) Tumulus (OE).

OS 6" map, Shetland, 2nd ed., (1900).

A mound of burnt stones.

RCAHMS 1946, visited 1931.

A burnt mound, 2.0m high; known locally as the 'Fairy Knowe'.

Re-surveyed at 1/2500.

Visited by OS (NKB), 12 May 1969.

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Field Visit (12 May 1969)

A burnt mound, 2.0m high; known locally as the 'Fairy Knowe'.

Re-surveyed at 1/2500.

Visited by OS (NKB) 12 May 1969.

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