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Houster

Axehead(S) (Stone)(Period Unassigned)

Site Name Houster

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

Canmore ID 761

Site Number HU35SW 18

NGR HU 339 547

NGR Description HU c. 339 547

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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

Archaeology Notes

HU35SW 18 c. 339 547.

Two broken stone axes from Houster (HU 339 547) were donated to the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) in 1911 by R C Haldane, Lochend, Lerwick.

Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1911.

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