Notice of the Excavation of a 'Pict's House,' on the farm of Stensall of Kergord, Zetland

D D Black (Author)


Keywords:
Barrow
Location(s):
Kergord, Weisdale, Shetland, Highlands and Islands, Scotland, UK
Period(s):
Uncertain

Abstract


D D Black, a landowner from Shetland, excavated a barrow on his land that his tenants knew as 'Fairy Knowes'. The excavation found no human remains or artefacts. Black notes that there are several similar barrows on his land, but he does not intend to excavate them.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.002.452.454

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Published
30-11-1859
How to Cite
Black, D. D. (1859). Notice of the Excavation of a ’Pict’s House,’ on the farm of Stensall of Kergord, Zetland. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 2, 452–454. https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.002.452.454
Issue
Vol. 2 (1859)
Section
Articles
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.002.452.454