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Loch Of Asta
Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Site Name Loch Of Asta
Classification Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 1123
Site Number HU44SW 8
NGR HU 4119 4109
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/1123
- Council Shetland Islands
- Parish Tingwall
- Former Region Shetland Islands Area
- Former District Shetland
- Former County Shetland
HU44SW 8 4119 4109.
(HU 4120 4110) Tumulus (OE)
O.S.6"map, Shetland, 2nd ed.,(1903).
A mound of burnt stones.
RCAHMS 1946. Visited 1930.
Situated beside Loch of Asta, a conical, turf-covered burnt mound, c.12.0m diameter c.2.0m high.
Visited by OS(RL) 7th May 1968.
Field Visit (7 May 1968)
Situated beside Loch of Asta, a conical, turf-covered burnt mound, c.12.0m diameter c.2.0m high.
Visited by OS(RL) 7th May 1968.
