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Whalsay, Oo Knowe

Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)

Site Name Whalsay, Oo Knowe

Classification Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)

Canmore ID 1313

Site Number HU56NE 9

NGR HU 56585 65567

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

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

Archaeology Notes

HU56NE 9 5658 6556

(HU 5656 6556) Tumulus (NR)

OS 6" map, (1903)

'Oo Knowe' - a burnt mound.

RCAHMS 1946, visited 1930

Oo Knowe, a crescentic turf-covered burnt mound.

Visited by OS (NKB) 30 May 1968

Activities

Field Visit (15 September 1930)

Oo Knowe, Challister.

A burnt mound 50 yds N of the township.

RCAHMS 1946, visited 15 September 1930

OS 6" map, (1903)

Field Visit (30 May 1968)

Oo Knowe, a crescentic turf-covered burnt mound.

Visited by OS (NKB) 30 May 1968

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