Overview
Houss, Burra is recorded as Composite Slab Shrine (early Medieval), Lithic Implement (stone)(period Unassigned) in Scotland Shetland Islands. It is a place officially recorded as Composite Slab Shrine (early Medieval), Lithic Implement (stone)(period Unassigned).
Who made it and when
The named source identifies Houss, Burra as Composite Slab Shrine (early Medieval), Lithic Implement (stone)(period Unassigned) and ties the record to this exact place. It does not provide a complete secure date.
How it was made and used
The safest reading of the exact saved type is a place officially recorded as Composite Slab Shrine (early Medieval), Lithic Implement (stone)(period Unassigned). The account does not turn that type into unsupported people, events or dates.
What was found
The official record fixes the place and calls it Composite Slab Shrine (early Medieval), Lithic Implement (stone)(period Unassigned). It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
What remains
The official record fixes the place and calls it Composite Slab Shrine (early Medieval), Lithic Implement (stone)(period Unassigned). It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
Why it mattered
Houss, Burra matters as a recorded composite slab shrine (early medieval), lithic implement (stone)(period unassigned) tied to an exact landscape. The account keeps what is known useful while leaving names, dates and claims unsupported by the source visibly open.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
Places near here
- East Burra, Skeo Hillmonumentunder 0.1 miles
- East Burra, Houssmonumentunder 0.1 miles
- The Outpostattractionunder 0.1 miles
- East Burra, Voe of North Housemonument0.1 miles
- East Burra, North House, Housemonument0.2 miles
- Holm of Houssmonument0.2 miles
- Voe of North Housecoast0.2 miles
- East Burra, Lotra of Houssmonument0.2 miles
- East Burra, Blimistermonument0.3 miles
- East Burra, North Housemonument0.3 miles
- East Burra, Clettna Taingmonument0.4 miles
- East Burra, the Taingmonument0.4 miles
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