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Benston

Broch

Nearest Town:Lerwick (13km SSE)
OS Ref (GB):   HU46745400 / Sheet: 3
Latitude:60° 16' 4.36" N
Longitude:   1° 9' 18.34" W

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Visited 12.6.12

Directions:
Next to a minor road in the hamlet of Garth – off the B9075.

A grass covered mound on top of a large rock/grass mound.
Easily visible from the road.

Canmore states:
‘On the summit of a knoll named ‘The Burrian’ are the mutilated remains of a broch mound c16.5m in diameter and 0.6m high. Large deposits of midden material have been uncovered around the broch’.
Posted by CARL
23rd July 2012ce