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Ness,promontory fort 120m NNW of,Bay of Garth

A Scheduled Monument in Shetland West, Shetland Islands

Coordinates

Latitude: 60.3078 / 60°18'28"N

Longitude: -1.6099 / 1°36'35"W

OS Eastings: 421659

OS Northings: 1158249

OS Grid: HU216582

Mapcode National: GBR Q1CH.K3G

Mapcode Global: XHD2F.F57Q

« Listing Details

Entry Name: Ness,promontory fort 120m NNW of,Bay of Garth

Scheduled Date: 22 January 1993

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM5540

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort)

Location: Walls and Sandness

County: Shetland Islands

Electoral Ward: Shetland West

Traditional County: Shetland

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