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West Burra, Setter
Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Site Name West Burra, Setter
Classification Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 598
Site Number HU33NE 18
NGR HU 3799 3626
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/598
- Council Shetland Islands
- Parish Lerwick
- Former Region Shetland Islands Area
- Former District Shetland
- Former County Shetland
HU33NE 18 3799 3626
See also HU33SE 43
Situated c 120m north east of Setter croft on the edge of a good pocket of agricultural land. The land is flat and well sheltered with rising ground on all but the north side; a stream flows c.4m away from the east of the mound. The mound is c.6.5m long, c.4.5m wide, over 1m in height and vaguely crescentic with horns facing west.
J W Hedges 1984.
Field Visit (1977)
Situated c 120m north east of Setter croft on the edge of a good pocket of agricultural land. The land is flat and well sheltered with rising ground on all but the north side; a stream flows c.4m away from the east of the mound. The mound is c.6.5m long, c.4.5m wide, over 1m in height and vaguely crescentic with horns facing west.
J W Hedges 1984
