What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Fair Isle, Upper Leogh as Burnt Mound (prehistoric)(possible), Cairn (period Unassigned)(possible). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
A burnt mound and possible cairn, likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, indicating prehistoric domestic or ritual activity; its precise function and wider significance remain unclear.
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Places near here
Fair Isle, Malcolm's HeadEnclosure (period Unassigned)(possible) · 166 yd
Fair Isle, ShirvaSheep Shelter (period Unassigned) · 235 yd
Fair Isle, LeoghFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 288 yd
Fair IsleRig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 305 yd
Green HolmIslet · 509 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 565 yd
Lang ColeIslet · 577 yd
Marie: the Burrian, Fair Isle, North SeaBarque (19th Century) · 1392 yd
Sjokongen: Sheep Rock, Fair Isle, North SeaBarque (19th Century) · 1.3 mi
Ward HillMountain / peak · 1.9 mi
North HavenBay · 2.1 mi
Fair Isle, UtraRig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 319 yd