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Green Knowe, Breibister

Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)

Site Name Green Knowe, Breibister

Classification Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)

Alternative Name(s) The Green Knowe

Canmore ID 328

Site Number HU24NW 8

NGR HU 2201 4960

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

HU24NW 8 2201 4960

See also HU24NW 9.

(Name HU 2194 4962) Tumulus (NR) (no symbol shown)

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

A mound of burnt stones, known locally as 'The Green Knowe.'

RCAHMS 1946, visited 1931

HU 2201 4960. 'The Green Knowe', a burnt mound c.1.2m maximum height.

Revised at 1/2500.

Visited by OS (R L) 15 June 1968

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Field Visit (15 June 1968)

HU 2201 4960. 'The Green Knowe', a burnt mound c.1.2m maximum height.

Revised at 1/2500.

Visited by OS (R L) 15 June 1968

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