West Burra Firth
Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Site Name West Burra Firth
Classification Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Alternative Name(s) Engamoor Hill; The Runie
Canmore ID 350
Site Number HU25NE 16
NGR HU 25755 57666
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/350
- Council Shetland Islands
- Parish Sandsting
- Former Region Shetland Islands Area
- Former District Shetland
- Former County Shetland
HU25NE 16 2575 5766
HU 258 580 (Calder 1965a) Two mounds of burnt stones at the south margin of a small loch at the base of 'The Runie.'
RCAHMS 1946, visited 1931.
These mounds situated at HU 2574 5766 at the head of a valley close to a dried-out marshy area are actually parts of one mound. the larger W part is crescentic, 1.7m high, the smaller E part is oval, 0.9m high.
Surveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS (N K B), 13 June 1968.
Field Visit (16 June 1931)
West Burra Firth.
There are two burnt mounds at the S margin of a small loch at the base of "The Runie".
RCAHMS 1946, visited 16 June 1931.
Field Visit (13 June 1968)
These mounds situated at HU 2574 5766 at the head of a valley close to a dried-out marshy area are actually parts of one mound. the larger W part is crescentic, 1.7m high, the smaller E part is oval, 0.9m high.
Surveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS (N K B) 13 June 1968.
