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Fair Isle, Sukka Moor

Bank (Earthwork) (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Fair Isle, Sukka Moor

Classification Bank (Earthwork) (Period Unassigned)

Canmore ID 316050

Site Number HZ27SW 264

NGR HZ 20858 72001

NGR Description From HZ 20868 72006 to 20806 71975

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

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

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Field Visit (1985)

Curving linear earthwork identified for c. 60 m running approximately NE/SW with the NE end destroyed by modern airstrip. Identified as part of dam and sluice system for former reservoir. Sluice located c. 50 m from SW end where bank survives to maximum height of c. 1.5 m and width c. 8 m. Peters into landscape at SW end with final width of c. 1 m. Composition of earth and turf. Sluice stonelined of width c. 1 m with some timber work and capping stones across stone linings. Gap c. 2 m wide c. 10 m SW of sluice now infilled with large stones, possibly representing relief channel.

Site 246.

Hunter, JR 1985

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