Bressay, Brough
Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Site Name Bressay, Brough
Classification Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 1285
Site Number HU54SW 3
NGR HU 51913 41214
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/1285
- Council Shetland Islands
- Parish Bressay
- Former Region Shetland Islands Area
- Former District Shetland
- Former County Shetland
HU54SW 3 5191 4121.
(HU 5193 4127) Tumulus (OE)
OS 6" map, Shetland, 2nd ed., (1902).
'A small oblong mound similar to what is known as a "Tumulus"'.
Name Book 1878.
A mound of burnt stones.
RCAHMS 1946.
Traces of burnt stones can be seen in the top of this turf-covered mound 2.0m high, but no finds have been reported from the area in or around the mound.
Re-surveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS (NKB) 7 September 1964.
Field Visit (9 July 1930)
Mound of burnt stones 100 yds NE of the township.
RCAHMS 1946, visited 9 July 1930.
OS map ref: liii & liiiA ('Tumulus')
Field Visit (7 September 1964)
Traces of burnt stones can be seen in the top of this turf-covered mound 2.0m high, but no finds have been reported from the area in or around the mound.
Re-surveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS (NKB) 7 September 1964.