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Papa Stour, Sotra Water

Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)

Site Name Papa Stour, Sotra Water

Classification Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)

Alternative Name(s) Midsetter School

Canmore ID 229

Site Number HU15NE 9

NGR HU 1728 5990

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Oblique aerial view of The Biggings, Papa Stour, looking NE.
Oblique aerial view of The Biggings, Papa Stour, looking NE.Papa Stour, Sotra Water, HU15NE 9, Ordnance Survey index card, RectoPapa Stour, Sotra Water, HU15NE 9, Ordnance Survey index card, Recto

Administrative Areas

  • Council Shetland Islands
  • Parish Walls And Sandness
  • Former Region Shetland Islands Area
  • Former District Shetland
  • Former County Shetland

Archaeology Notes

HU15NE 9 1728 5990.

(HU 1727 5992) Tumulus (NR)

OS 6" map, Shetland, 2nd ed., (1903)

A grassy mound, 2'6" high, and oval in plan and measuring 70' E-W and 62' N-S.

RCAHMS 1946, visited 1930

HU 1727 5992 A grass-covered stony mound,much mutilated, probably a burnt mound. Maximum height 1.1m.

Resurveyed at 1/2500.

Visited by OS (WDJ) 19 June 1968

Activities

Field Visit (19 June 1968)

HU 1727 5992 A grass-covered stony mound,much mutilated, probably a burnt mound. Maximum height 1.1m.

Resurveyed at 1/2500.

Visited by OS (WDJ) 19 June 1968

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