Foula, Hametoun, Whirly Knowe
Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Site Name Foula, Hametoun, Whirly Knowe
Classification Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 192
Site Number HT93NE 1
NGR HT 9643 3721
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/192
- Council Shetland Islands
- Parish Walls And Sandness
- Former Region Shetland Islands Area
- Former District Shetland
- Former County Shetland
Field Visit (5 June 1968)
Whirly Knowe, a burnt mound, c.1.7m high and c.14.0m by c.10.0m.
Visited by OS (R L) 5 June 1968.
Desk Based Assessment (1968)
HT93NE 1 9643 3720.
(HT 9644 3719) Whirly Knowe (OE)
OS 6" map, Shetland, 2nd ed., (1900)
A mound of burnt stones.
RCAHMS 1946, visited 1930
Information from OS Index Card.
