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Turness, burnt mound 180m NE of Babsies

A Scheduled Monument in Shetland North, Shetland Islands

Coordinates

Latitude: 60.2765 / 60°16'35"N

Longitude: -1.1525 / 1°9'8"W

OS Eastings: 446978

OS Northings: 1154998

OS Grid: HU469549

Mapcode National: GBR R1HK.YCG

Mapcode Global: XHF9C.DYSS

« Listing Details

Entry Name: Turness, burnt mound 180m NE of Babsies

Scheduled Date: 9 April 1975

Last Amended: 26 September 2012

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM3661

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: burnt mound

Location: Nesting

County: Shetland Islands

Electoral Ward: Shetland North

Traditional County: Shetland

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