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Latitude: 60.064 / 60°3'50"N
Longitude: -1.2113 / 1°12'40"W
OS Eastings: 444006
OS Northings: 1131290
OS Grid: HU440312
Mapcode National: GBR R2C4.7MK
Mapcode Global: XHD3R.M9WN
Entry Name: Okraquoy, limekiln N of Ukinsetter
Scheduled Date: 5 August 1998
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM7668
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Industrial: chemical
Location: Dunrossness
County: Shetland Islands
Electoral Ward: Shetland South
Traditional County: Shetland
The monument comprises the remains of a small limekiln.
The kiln is situated on an exposed coastal slope N of the abandoned croft of Ukinsetter, in the township of Okraquoy. It is circular on plan, about 6m across, with low-level lintelled draw-holes. Limestone for the kiln may have been quarried in a nearby narrow valley.
The area to be scheduled is circular, 20m across, to include the kiln and an area around it.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance as a fine example of a small-scale limestone extraction and processing complex, and illustrates the sophisticated utilisation of local resources practised prior to the ready availability of industrially-produced chemicals and of the means to purchase them. It is also of interest for its lateral perspective on Shetland's emergence from near-subsistence economy to its present role in international resource exploitation and trade.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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RCAHMS records the monument as HU 43 SW 8.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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