Vementry, Seggi Bight
Cairn (Prehistoric)(Possible), Settlement (Prehistoric)(Possible)
Site Name Vementry, Seggi Bight
Classification Cairn (Prehistoric)(Possible), Settlement (Prehistoric)(Possible)
Canmore ID 361
Site Number HU25NE 26
NGR HU 29763 59713
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/361
- Council Shetland Islands
- Parish Sandsting
- Former Region Shetland Islands Area
- Former District Shetland
- Former County Shetland
HU25NE 26 2975 5968.
(HU 2975 5968) Cuml (OE)
OS 6" map, Shetland, 2nd ed., (1903)
A much-dilapidated cairn, with a probable original diameter of 26' 6", close beside a small plantie-crub.
RCAHMS 1946, visited 1931
An amorphous spread of stones situated in a sheltered valley close to the shore. Although all details of this feature are obscured by debris and a contiguous plantie crub, its sheltered position suggests it is more likely to be an ancient occupation site rather than a cairn. Slight traces of a field wall run from the structure to the water's edge.
Visited by OS (N K B) 13 June 1968
Field Visit (19 June 1931)
Cairn, Seggi Bight.
A little more than 30 yds N of the NE corner of Seggi Bight, on low ground and close beside a small ‘plantiekrub’, is a much dilapidated cairn, which has probably been about 26 ft . 6 in. in diameter when complete.
RCAHMS 1946, visited 19 June 1931
OS 6" map, Shetland, 2nd ed., (1903) xxxvi ("Cuml").
