Shalders Taing
Dyke (Period Unassigned), Enclosure (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Shalders Taing
Classification Dyke (Period Unassigned), Enclosure (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 245752
Site Number HU24SE 63
NGR HU 2719 4379
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/245752
- Council Shetland Islands
- Parish Sandsting
- Former Region Shetland Islands Area
- Former District Shetland
- Former County Shetland
HU24SE 63 2719 4379
During the course of a coastal zone assessment survey a small enclosure, probably a sheepfold, was recorded lying 2m from the cliff edge on the Shalders Taing headland.
Oval in plan and measuring 6.5m N-S by 4 E-W, it is constructed mainly of turf with a stone interior face surviving to a height of 0.8m (6 courses).
A decaying earthen bank adjoins the enclosure and extends for a distance of around 40m inland.
No further archaeological intervention was recommended.
Sponsors: Historic Scotland and Shetland Amenity Trust
Information from EASE, December 1998, p. 161
A small oval enclosure with attached dyke is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Orkney and Shetland (Shetland), 1882, sheet LI) and on the current OS digital map tile.
RCAHMS (SO) June 2003
