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Will Houll
Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Site Name Will Houll
Classification Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Alternative Name(s) Wilhoull Croft
Canmore ID 926
Site Number HU42NW 11
NGR HU 4444 2991
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/926
- Council Shetland Islands
- Parish Dunrossness
- Former Region Shetland Islands Area
- Former District Shetland
- Former County Shetland
HU42NW 11 4444 2991
HU 444 299. A mound 20' by 10' by 10' high, just outside the yard dyke of Wilhoull croft.
Lerwick Museum Records (T Henderson, Curator) 1968.
HU 4445 2992. A turf-covered mound of burnt stones measuring 13.0m NE-SW by 10.0m transversely and c.1.6m high. An oval depression 0.3m deep and c.4.0m by c.3.0m occupies its top.
Surveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS (WDJ) 8 May 1968.
Field Visit (8 May 1968)
HU 4445 2992. A turf-covered mound of burnt stones measuring 13.0m NE-SW by 10.0m transversely and c.1.6m high. An oval depression 0.3m deep and c.4.0m by c.3.0m occupies its top.
Surveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS (WDJ) 8 May 1968.
