Breck Of Hillwell
Field System (Period Unassigned), Head Dyke (Post Medieval), Township (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Breck Of Hillwell
Classification Field System (Period Unassigned), Head Dyke (Post Medieval), Township (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 190745
Site Number HU31SE 92
NGR HU 371 146
NGR Description Centred on HU 371 146
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/190745
- Council Shetland Islands
- Parish Dunrossness
- Former Region Shetland Islands Area
- Former District Shetland
- Former County Shetland
Note
A township comprising three unroofed buildings, one partially roofed building, eight roofed buildings, seventeen unroofed structures, seven enclosures and a head-dyke is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Orkney and Shetland (Shetland) 1882, sheet lxv). Within the head-dyke are narrow strip fields marked by pecked lines.
Three unroofed buildings, one partially roofed building, thirteen roofed buildings and four enclosures are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1973).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 20 June 2001
