Unst, Snarravoe
Settlement (Neolithic) - (Bronze Age)
Site Name Unst, Snarravoe
Classification Settlement (Neolithic) - (Bronze Age)
Canmore ID 61
Site Number HP50SE 4
NGR HP 5688 0234
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/61
- Council Shetland Islands
- Parish Unst
- Former Region Shetland Islands Area
- Former District Shetland
- Former County Shetland
HP50SE 4 5688 0234
At HP 5687 0238, on the gentle S slope of a hill, are the turf-covered footings of a large oval building measuring 15.0m N-S by 5.8m E-W internally, over walls, 2.5m thick and 0.5m high. Both wall faces, containing many large slabs set on edge, are occasionally visible. The inner wall face curves inwards to form a "waist" indicative of a double chambered structure; the entrance being from the lower S end. Within the structure is a large earthfast stone 0.8m high.
This building cannot be positively classified without excavation, but there is little doubt that it is a Ne/Ba homestead similar in plan to the Benie Hoose of Whalsay (HU56NE 5).
Visited by OS 6 May 1969.
