<< Our Photo Pages >> Burga Water Dun - Stone Fort or Dun in Scotland in Shetland
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Multi-periodSite Name: Burga Water DunCountry: Scotland County: Shetland Type: Stone Fort or Dun
Nearest Town: Sandness
Map Ref: HU234539
Latitude: 60.268645N Longitude: 1.578867W
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 |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 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 |
| 0 | No data. |
| 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 |
| 0 | no data |
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SandyG saw from a distance on 14th Jun 2019 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 The dun is clearly visible from the public highway to the south.
An island dun with reduced 2m thick stone walls and a 10m interior. No causeway is apparent.
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