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Voe Of Clousta

Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)

Site Name Voe Of Clousta

Classification Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)

Canmore ID 744

Site Number HU35NW 9

NGR HU 30913 57287

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

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

Archaeology Notes

HU35NW 9 3091 5729.

(HU 3090 5730) Tumulus (OE)

OS 6" map, Shetland, 2nd ed., (1903).

A mound of burnt stones.

RCAHMS 1946, visited 1931.

A turf-covered mound of burnt stones, 1.0m high, situated on the bank of a stream close to the sea shore.

Published survey (25") correct.

Visited by OS (NKB) 11 June 1968.

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Field Visit (14 July 1931)

Voe of Clousta.

A mound of burnt stones, close to the beach at the head of the Voe.

RCAHMS 1946, visited 14 July 1931.

OS 6" map, Shetland, 2nd ed., (1903).

Field Visit (11 June 1968)

A turf-covered mound of burnt stones, 1.0m high, situated on the bank of a stream close to the sea shore.

Published survey (25") correct.

Visited by OS (NKB) 11 June 1968.

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