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Unst, Snarravoe

Pendant, Polished Knife, Spindle Whorl

Site Name Unst, Snarravoe

Classification Pendant, Polished Knife, Spindle Whorl

Canmore ID 42

Site Number HP50SE 22

NGR HP 569 020

NGR Description HP c. 569 020

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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

Archaeology Notes

HP50SE 22 c. 569 020.

A polished pointed oval stone knife, a decorated steatite spindle-whorl, a pendant formed from an oval pebble etc. found at Snarravoe by Mr Wm Sutherland, and donated to the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS).

Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1950

Mr Sutherland (Uyeasound, Unst) stated that these objects were found at different times at different places around Snarravoe.

Visited by OS (NKB) 6 May 1969

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