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Whitesness

Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)

Site Name Whitesness

Classification Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)

Alternative Name(s) Stead Of Whitesness

Canmore ID 279

Site Number HU24NE 14

NGR HU 2514 4755

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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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

HU24NE 14 2514 4755.

(HU 2514 4756) Tumulus (NR)

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

A mound of burnt stones.

RCAHMS 1946, Visited 1931

A burnt mound about 1.4m high.

Visited by OS (RL) 15 June 1968

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Field Visit (15 June 1968)

A burnt mound about 1.4m high.

Visited by OS (RL) 15 June 1968

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