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Wats Ness

Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)

Site Name Wats Ness

Classification Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)

Alternative Name(s) The Hag; Loch Of Watsness

Canmore ID 235

Site Number HU15SE 3

NGR HU 1773 5089

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Wats Ness, HU15SE 3, Ordnance Survey index card, Recto
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Administrative Areas

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

Archaeology Notes

HU15SE 3 1773 5089.

(Area HU 174 509) A mound of burnt stones lies near the northern extremity of the Loch of Watsness.

RCAHMS 1946, visited 1934

HU 1773 5089. A slightly crescentic mound of burnt stones 14.0m long and 0.8m high.

Surveyed at 1/2500.

Visited by OS (WDJ) 12 June 1968

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Field Visit (12 June 1968)

HU 1773 5089. A slightly crescentic mound of burnt stones 14.0m long and 0.8m high.

Surveyed at 1/2500.

Visited by OS (WDJ) 12 June 1968

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