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Loch Of Kirkigarth
Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Site Name Loch Of Kirkigarth
Classification Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 325
Site Number HU24NW 5
NGR HU 24022 49443
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/325
- Council Shetland Islands
- Parish Walls And Sandness
- Former Region Shetland Islands Area
- Former District Shetland
- Former County Shetland
HU24NW 5 2402 4943.
(HU 2401 4944) Tumulus (NR)
OS 6" map, Shetland, 2nd ed., (1900)
A mound of burnt stones.
RCAHMS 1946, visited 1931
A burnt mound c.1.0m high.
Visited by OS (R L) 15 June 1968
Field Visit (15 June 1968)
A burnt mound c.1.0m high.
Visited by OS (R L) 15 June 1968
Field Visit (12 June 2010)
This burnt mound is situated on the W bank of an un-named stream which links the S end of the Loch of Kirkigarth with the sea. Kidney-shaped on plan, with a hollow on the ENE facing the stream, the grass-grown mound measures 9.7m from NNW to SSE by 5.6m transversely and up to 1m in height.
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS, ARG) 12 June 2010.
