Grutness
Occupation Site (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Grutness
Classification Occupation Site (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 897
Site Number HU40NW 2
NGR HU 4028 0980
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/897
- Council Shetland Islands
- Parish Dunrossness
- Former Region Shetland Islands Area
- Former District Shetland
- Former County Shetland
HU40NW 2 4028 0980
HU 4028 0980. Fragments of a human skeleton and one wall of a medieval croft and an associated midden were found in a sand-dune complex following disturbance due to SIC sand extraction. Two earlier phases of sand-blow with an intervening soil development were noticed.
B Smith and F Moran 1982.
Excavation (1982)
HU 4028 0980. Fragments of a human skeleton and one wall of a medieval croft and an associated midden were found in a sand-dune complex following disturbance due to SIC sand extraction. Two earlier phases of sand-blow with an intervening soil development were noticed.
B Smith and F Moran 1982.