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Multi-periodSite Name: Mousa Burnt MoundsCountry: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 42.392 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Shetland Type: Artificial Mound
Map Ref: HU45942370
Latitude: 59.995597N Longitude: 1.178289W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
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| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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SolarMegalith visited on 11th Jun 2015 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 3
Two burnt mounds are located near the western end of the lake on the Island of Mousa. The western mound is larger, it has 12 x 11m dimensions and reaches 1.20m of height. The eastern mound has 7.50 x 4m dimensions and reaches 1m of height.
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