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Fly Mill

Barbed And Tanged Arrowhead (Quartz)

Site Name Fly Mill

Classification Barbed And Tanged Arrowhead (Quartz)

Alternative Name(s) Sweetie Mill; Sweerie Hill

Canmore ID 1271

Site Number HU53NW 5

NGR HU 5086 3887

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

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

Archaeology Notes

HU53NW 5 5086 3887

A barbed and tanged arrowhead of white quartz, 1 1/4" long,was found on Sweerie Hill at HU 5087 3888 by Mr J Deyell (who indicated the site personally) in May 1964 while cutting peats. (Mr J Deyell, Grindischool, Bressay, Shetland.)

It is now in the possession of Mr D A Robertson, Schoolmaster, Lerwick who will donate it to the Lerwick Museum.

Site surveyed at 1/10560

Visited by OS (NKB), 8 September 1964.

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