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Multi-periodSite Name: Burnside Burnt MoundCountry: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 1.313 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Shetland Type: Artificial Mound
Nearest Village: Hillswick
Map Ref: HU28057842
Latitude: 60.488496N Longitude: 1.491405W
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 |
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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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This burnt mound is located on a gentle slope north of Hillswick. It reaches 11 x 8m dimensions, in its central part there is a cist constructed of flat slabs of granite and sandstone, interpreted as cooking trough.
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