Wast Burn
Planticrub(S) (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Wast Burn
Classification Planticrub(S) (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 269378
Site Number HT93NE 60.01
NGR HT 9667 3904
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/269378
- Council Shetland Islands
- Parish Walls And Sandness
- Former Region Shetland Islands Area
- Former District Shetland
- Former County Shetland
HT93NE 60.01 9667 3904
The Shetland's Past Project was begun in spring 2001, and aims to encourage and train heritage group members to undertake archaeological surveys of their local landscapes (DES 2002, 104-5).
HT 9667 3904 Two planticrubs on either side of S-bend of Wast Burn. Drystone circular crub; internal diameter 2.3m, walls 0.9m high, 0.6m thick; ruinous, with only NE side extant. Drystone circular crub; internal diameter 3.1m, walls 1.1m high, 0.6m thick; ruinous.
Archive deposited in Shetland SMR.
Sponsors: Shetland Amenity Trust, Foula Heritage.
C Christiansen 2003
