Condition

3
Mound, possible clearance cairn
Shetland

Description

A low grass-covered mound, 9m by 4m, is located to edge of field. It stands up to 0.5m high. Part of the mound has eroded and there are stony deposits exposed in the coastal section; the average stone size is in the region of 0.3m by 0.45m Several large stones protrude at the level of the base of the mound in section. The stones are rounded, evenly spaced and cover drift deposits. The mound stands c.0.5m above the surrounding ground surface but presence of stones in section suggest that a further c.0.75m of this feature lies buried; the overall height, would therefore be about 1.25m. The interpretation of this feature as a clearance cairn is based on the observation that other similar mounds in this field have quantities of jumbled stone exposed and look to be the result of stone clearance. This mound was probably the least typical of the surrounding mounds and it remains possible that it is a burial mound. D Lamb PhD fieldwork notes The site could not be located with confidence, though others in the immediate vicinity approximately match the description.

Location

437500.00
1131800.00
27700
60.0691757
-1.3280936

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Submitted updates

Update id Date User
2261 01/01/2010 training1
Site located? No
Description A low grass-covered mound, 9m by 4m, is located to edge of field. It stands up to 0.5m high. Part of the mound has eroded and there are stony deposits exposed in the coastal section; the average stone size is in the region of 0.3m by 0.45m Several large stones protrude at the level of the base of the mound in section. The stones are rounded, evenly spaced and cover drift deposits. The mound stands c.0.5m above the surrounding ground surface but presence of stones in section suggest that a further c.0.75m of this feature lies buried; the overall height, would therefore be about 1.25m. The interpretation of this feature as a clearance cairn is based on the observation that other similar mounds in this field have quantities of jumbled stone exposed and look to be the result of stone clearance. This mound was probably the least typical of the surrounding mounds and it remains possible that it is a burial mound. D Lamb PhD fieldwork notes The site could not be located with confidence, though others in the immediate vicinity approximately match the description.
Although this individual site was not located, this area contains a number of sites. The coastline is eroding and submerging and the area should be monitored. Reassign priority 3

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