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Vaila, Vaila House

Burnt Mound(S) (Prehistoric)

Site Name Vaila, Vaila House

Classification Burnt Mound(S) (Prehistoric)

Canmore ID 311

Site Number HU24NW 22

NGR HU 2270 4685

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

Archaeology Notes

HU24NW 22 2270 4685.

(HU 2268 4695) Tumuli (NR)

OS 6" map, Shetland, 2nd ed., (1900)

Two mounds of burnt stones.

RCAHMS 1946, visited 1931.

Most of the westerly mound has been removed leaving only a low rim of burnt material. The other c.8.0m to the E measures c.7.0m by c.4.0m and is c.1.0m high.

Visited by OS (R L), 18 June 1968.

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Field Visit (18 June 1968)

Most of the westerly mound has been removed leaving only a low rim of burnt material. The other c.8.0m to the E measures c.7.0m by c.4.0m and is c.1.0m high.

Visited by OS (R L) 18 June 1968

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