Unst, Skaw
Head Dyke (Post Medieval), Township (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Unst, Skaw
Classification Head Dyke (Post Medieval), Township (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 188786
Site Number HP61NE 14
NGR HP 658 164
NGR Description Centred on HP 658 164
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/188786
- Council Shetland Islands
- Parish Unst
- Former Region Shetland Islands Area
- Former District Shetland
- Former County Shetland
Note
A township comprising ten unroofed buildings, four of which are subdivided, ten roofed buildings, three unroofed structures, fifteen enclosures, a Sheepfold and a head-dyke is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Orkney and Shetland (Shetland) 1882, sheet iii). Eighteen unroofed buildings, four roofed buildings, eight enclosures and the head-dyke are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1971).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 22 January 2001
