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West Burra, Minn 2
Field System (Period Unassigned)
Site Name West Burra, Minn 2
Classification Field System (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Lotra Of Minn; Lotra Geo; Banna Minn
Canmore ID 643
Site Number HU33SE 49
NGR HU 362 306
NGR Description HU c. 362 306
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/643
- Council Shetland Islands
- Parish Lerwick
- Former Region Shetland Islands Area
- Former District Shetland
- Former County Shetland
HU33SE 49 c. 362 306
See also HU33SE 43
To the north of HU33SE 48 there is evidence of a large enclosure. A wall of shallow banking curves across a small peninsular to the east of Lotra Geo and then, although interrupted, appear to continue along the margins of the Lotra of Minn and down to meet the remains of another field boundary some 30m to the north west of the house. Within the enclosed area and immediately north of the house there are four parallel walls joined by a fifth to the west which form three rectangular fields oriented east-west. The two walls closest to the house are of uniform size, c 20m long, 3m wide and 1m high, and are randomly constructed of small and large field stones. The third and fourth divisions take the form of interrupted stone walling with small clearance cairns on their line.
J W Hedges 1984
