Burnside
Field System (Later Prehistoric), Settlement(S) (Later Prehistoric)
Site Name Burnside
Classification Field System (Later Prehistoric), Settlement(S) (Later Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 394
Site Number HU25SE 16
NGR HU 2988 5231
NGR Description HU 2988 5231 and HU 2975 5224
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/394
- Council Shetland Islands
- Parish Sandsting
- Former Region Shetland Islands Area
- Former District Shetland
- Former County Shetland
HU25SE 16 298 523.
(HU 2984 5231) Burnside On Site of Cuml (OE).
O.S.6"map, Shetland, 2nd ed., (1903).
A cairn, about 35' in diameter, which has been practically stripped of its material.
RCAHMS 1946. Visited 1931.
At HU 2987 5230, is not a cairn, but the amorphous remains of a Ne/BA homestead, now a mere scatter of stones. It was dug into by Mr. B. Williamson of Burnside, some years ago, who found several rough stone implements, some still in his possession.
At HU 2973 5223 are the remains of another Neolithic/Bronze Age homestead, situated on a shelf on a NE slope, robbed for the building of a nearby plantie crub. There are traces of an enclosure wall which abut onto its E side. Several low field walls and stone clearance heaps in the area indicate a small associated field system.
Visited by OS(NKB) 16th June 1968.
Field Visit (9 July 1931)
A cairn, about 35' in diameter, which has been practically stripped of its material.
RCAHMS 1946. Visited 9 July 1931.
O.S.6"map, Shetland, 2nd ed., (1903).
