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Sweenister

Burnt Mound / Fulacht Fia

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CARL Jul 19, 2012

Visited 11.6.12

A large grass covered mound right next to the A970 – can’t miss it.

Canmore states:
‘A concentric turf covered mound of burnt stones c1.5m high’.

Sites within 20km of Sweenister

Wormadale Hill

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.19km W

2
Easthouse

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4km WSW

2
Loch of Tingwall

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.31km SSW

3
Utnabrake

Burnt Mound / Fulacht Fia • 6.18km SSW

1
Clickimin Broch

Broch • 6.48km ESE

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5

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Upper Scalloway

Broch • 6.52km SSW

1

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Cruester

Burnt Mound / Fulacht Fia • 6.62km E

1

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Hill of Cruester, Bressay

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.13km E

5

3

1
Weisdale Hill

Cairn(s) • 7.67km WNW

3

1
Hard Knowe

Cairn(s) • 7.85km NNE

1
Benston

Broch • 8.86km NE

1
Skellister

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.77km NNE

1

3
East Burrafirth

Chambered Cairn • 13.12km WNW

4

2
Seli Voe

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.28km W

1
Gravlaba Knowe

Standing Stones • 13.93km WNW

1
Yaa Field

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.12km SSW

1
Mid Field

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.62km SSW

2

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Stanydale Temple

Stone Circle • 14.81km W

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5
Staneydale Cairns

Cairn(s) • 15.03km W

1
Ernes Ward

Chambered Cairn • 16.31km W

1
Gallow Hill

Chambered Cairn • 17.42km W

1
Laxo

Cairn(s) • 17.43km N

1
Scord of Brouster

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.76km W

6

2
Gallow Hill Cairn

Cairn(s) • 17.8km W

1
Cattapund Knowe

Long Cairn • 18.59km W

1
Loch of Flatpunds

Cairn(s) • 19.27km W

1
Knowe of Wilga

Chambered Cairn • 19.43km S

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