Balta
Midden (Iron Age), Unidentified Pottery (Iron Age)
Site Name Balta
Classification Midden (Iron Age), Unidentified Pottery (Iron Age)
Alternative Name(s) Balta Isle
Canmore ID 90
Site Number HP60NE 4
NGR HP 658 079
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/90
- Council Shetland Islands
- Parish Unst
- Former Region Shetland Islands Area
- Former District Shetland
- Former County Shetland
HP60NE 4 658 079.
HP 658 079. An extensive Iron Age midden, being actively eroded in storm conditions, lies at the head of the beach on Balta Island. The exposed section measures some 3m and is more than 1m in depth. Finds include shells and distinctive fragments of Iron Age pottery. Excavation is proceeding with a view to obtaining a stratified pottery sequence.
A Small 1970