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Ward Of Browland
Chambered Cairn (Neolithic), Triangulation Pillar (20th Century)
Site Name Ward Of Browland
Classification Chambered Cairn (Neolithic), Triangulation Pillar (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Zet 49
Canmore ID 424
Site Number HU25SE 7
NGR HU 26767 51582
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/424
- Council Shetland Islands
- Parish Sandsting
- Former Region Shetland Islands Area
- Former District Shetland
- Former County Shetland
HU25SE 7 2676 5157
(HU 2675 5158) Watch Tower (OE)
OS 6" map, Shetland, 2nd ed, (1903).
A possibly heel-shaped, chambered cairn, slightly oval in plan and measuring about 64' long by 53', with a possible northward-looking facade. It appears to be virtually untouched and is now surmounted by a modern landmark.
(Full description).
RCAHMS 1946; A S Henshall 1963.
As described by Henshall; now surmounted by a Trig pillar.
Surveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS (NKB), 16 June 1968.
Field Visit (24 June 1931)
Cairn, Ward of Browland.
This cairn (Fig. 635), which is marked on the OS map as a ‘Watch Tower’, is situated 329 ft. above sea-level, on the top of the Ward of Browland, one of the most conspicuous hills in the district. It presents no distinctive features, but its size, 64 ft. by 53 ft., suggests that it has been a structure of more than usual importance. So far as can now be seen, there has been no setting of boulders. A modern landmark has been erected near the centre.
RCAHMS 1946, visited 24 June 1931.
OS 6" map, Shetland, 2nd ed, (1903)
