Sandness Hill
Cairn (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Sandness Hill
Classification Cairn (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 213
Site Number HU15NE 16
NGR HU 1917 5572
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
HU15NE 16 1917 5572.
(HU 1916 5574) Watch Tower (NR) (Site of)
OS 6" map, Shetland, 2nd ed., (1903)
'The site of an ancient 'Scandinavian' watch tower.'
Name Book 1878
At this point a modern trig-pillar stands at the east edge of a cairn of loose stones, c.11.0m in diameter, upon which are the remains of two modern shelters or look-out posts. Near the centre are two small slab-stones, set on edge, possibly the remains of a cist.
Visited by OS (WDJ) 15 June 1968
