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Fair Isle, Ward Hill
Cairn (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Fair Isle, Ward Hill
Classification Cairn (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Fair Isle, Site 692
Canmore ID 330603
Site Number HZ27SW 696
NGR HZ 20840 73400
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/330603
- Council Shetland Islands
- Parish Dunrossness
- Former Region Shetland Islands Area
- Former District Shetland
- Former County Shetland
Field Visit ( - 1987)
Cairn or cairn base of diameter c 3 m and maximum surviving height c 0.3 m. Indications of set stones. Possibly a post-support feature. Prominent position. Information from NTS (CJM) February 2014.
