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Sandsting

Axehead(S) (Stone)(Period Unassigned)

Site Name Sandsting

Classification Axehead(S) (Stone)(Period Unassigned)

Canmore ID 759

Site Number HU35SW 16

NGR HU 31 51

NGR Description HU c. 31 51

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Sandsting, HU35SW 16, Ordnance Survey index card, page number 1, Recto
Sandsting, HU35SW 16, Ordnance Survey index card, page number 1, Recto

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

Archaeology Notes

HU35SW 16 c. 31 51.

Two felstone axes, both irregularly formed, from Sandsting (parish centred HU 31 51) are in the British Museum.

G F Black 1893.

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