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West Burra, Gardins, House
House (Period Unassigned)
Site Name West Burra, Gardins, House
Classification House (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 601
Site Number HU33NE 20
NGR HU 3811 3542
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/601
- Council Shetland Islands
- Parish Lerwick
- Former Region Shetland Islands Area
- Former District Shetland
- Former County Shetland
HU33NE 20 3811 3542
See also HU33NE 21 (Field-system) and HU33SE 43.
Situated on level ground some 50m from Lang Sound and c.20m south of a stream. Most of the structure has been destroyed by the building of a plantie crub but what remains is well preserved. An arc of large orthostats survives which give an estimated length to the structure of c 9m; the wall, which is c.1m wide and is preserved to a height of 0.6-0.7m, had inner and outer faces of earthfast stones. Field walls meet the house from both north and south.
J W Hedges 1984.
