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Unst, Soterberg

Building (Period Unassigned), Field System (Period Unassigned), Head Dyke (Post Medieval)

Site Name Unst, Soterberg

Classification Building (Period Unassigned), Field System (Period Unassigned), Head Dyke (Post Medieval)

Alternative Name(s) Setterhouse

Canmore ID 188721

Site Number HP61SW 44

NGR HP 6394 1160

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

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

Archaeology Notes

HP61SW 44 6394 1160

See also:

HP61SW 20 HP 6411 1146 Mound; Pottery; Settlement; Field-system

One unroofed building and a head-dyke are depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Orkney and Shetland (Shetland) 1882, sheet ii). A more extensive field-system, partly marked by pecked lines, is shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1973).

Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 17 January 2001

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