The Herdas
Fort (Period Unassigned)
Site Name The Herdas
Classification Fort (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Da Herdas; The Hevdas
Canmore ID 972
Site Number HU43NE 9
NGR HU 4500 3844
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/972
- Council Shetland Islands
- Parish Lerwick
- Former Region Shetland Islands Area
- Former District Shetland
- Former County Shetland
Note (3 May 2016 - 8 September 2016)
The remains of a fort have been reported on a promontory on the N shore of Gulberwick. The seaward end on the S, where the outcrops descend into the sea, is known as The Hevdas, but the boulder clay capping has been heavily eroded, leaving little of the interior intact. No dimensions are recorded and the defences, which are described as a 'complex system of ditches and banks and scarp slope' (Shetland Amenity Trust 877), are not discernible on satellite imagery. Nevertheless, the promontory measures about 45m in overall length by a little over 30m in breadth.
Information from An Atlas of Hillforts of Great Britain and Ireland – 08 September 2016. Atlas of Hillforts SC4310
