West Burra, Bight Of The Sandy Geos
Field System (Period Unassigned)(Possible)
Site Name West Burra, Bight Of The Sandy Geos
Classification Field System (Period Unassigned)(Possible)
Canmore ID 581
Site Number HU32NE 13
NGR HU 359 293
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/581
- Council Shetland Islands
- Parish Lerwick
- Former Region Shetland Islands Area
- Former District Shetland
- Former County Shetland
HU32NE 13 359 293
See also HU33SE 43.
Despite exhaustive searching little trace was found of a field system. This is possibly due to robbing for nearby planticrubs though there is also extensive peat cover in the upper parts of the valley. The only remains were of a small wall 35m to the north of HU32NE 12 running from the steep slope 30m down to the coast. Ten metres from the base of the steep slope and on the line of the wall was a cist-like structure, 1-2m in diameter, made of large earthfast stones.
J W Hedges 1984
