Burn Of Setter
Burnt Mound(S) (Prehistoric)
Site Name Burn Of Setter
Classification Burnt Mound(S) (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 432
Site Number HU25SW 14
NGR HU 2116 5037
NGR Description HU 2116 5037 and HU 2115 5038
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Shetland Islands
- Parish Walls And Sandness
- Former Region Shetland Islands Area
- Former District Shetland
- Former County Shetland
HU25SW 14 2116 5037 and 2115 5038
(HU 2112 5039 ) Tumulus (O.E.)
OS 6" map, Shetland, 2nd ed. (1903)
Two mounds of burnt stones.
RCAHMS 1946, visited 1931
HU 2116 5037. A pear-shaped turf-covered mound of burnt stones, 1.4m high. HU 2115 5038. On the opposite side of the stream, a slight, circular turf-covered mound of burnt stone, 0.7m high.
Published survey (25") revised.
Visited by OS (WDJ) 18 June 1968.
Field Visit (18 June 1968)
HU 2116 5037. A pear-shaped turf-covered mound of burnt stones, 1.4m high. HU 2115 5038. On the opposite side of the stream, a slight, circular turf-covered mound of burnt stone, 0.7m high.
Published survey (25") revised.
Visited by OS (WDJ) 18 June 1968.
