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Churchton

Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)

Site Name Churchton

Classification Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)

Alternative Name(s) Camperdown; Stromness Voe

Canmore ID 693

Site Number HU34NE 3

NGR HU 3900 4766

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Shetland Islands
  • Parish Tingwall
  • Former Region Shetland Islands Area
  • Former District Shetland
  • Former County Shetland

Archaeology Notes

HU34NE 3 3900 4766.

HU 391 477.(C S T Calder 1965) A mound of burnt stones lies at Churchton at the extreme north end of Stromness Voe.

RCAHMS 1946, visited 1930

At HU 3901 4767, a crescentic-shaped burnt mound c.1.5 metres high. Surveyed at 1/2500.

Visited by OS (RL) 7 May 1968

Scheduled as Stromness Voe, burnt mound.

Information from Historic Scotland, scheduling document dated 19 July 1993.

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Field Visit (7 May 1968)

At HU 3901 4767, a crescentic-shaped burnt mound c.1.5 metres high. Surveyed at 1/2500.

Visited by OS (RL) 7 May 1968

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