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Foula, Ham

Fishing Bothy (19th Century), Smithy (Period Unassigned), Township (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Foula, Ham

Classification Fishing Bothy (19th Century), Smithy (Period Unassigned), Township (Period Unassigned)

Canmore ID 188617

Site Number HT93NE 17

NGR HT 972 388

NGR Description Centred on HT 972 388

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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  • Council Shetland Islands
  • Parish Walls And Sandness
  • Former Region Shetland Islands Area
  • Former District Shetland
  • Former County Shetland

Archaeology Notes

HT93NE 17 centred on 972 388

A township comprising five unroofed buildings, twenty-five roofed buildings, one of which is annotated Mill and one is annotated Smithy, twenty enclosures and five unroofed structures is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Orkney & Shetland (Shetland) 1880, sheet liv). Fifteen unroofed buildings, one partially roofed building, eleven roofed buildings and fourteen enclosures are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1972).

Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 7 June 2001

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