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Point of the Hurds, homestead and field system E of, is a post-medieval homestead and associated field system located in Shetland, Scotland. The site comprises the remains of a domestic settlement and its surrounding agricultural landscape, reflecting the pattern of rural habitation and land use that characterised the Shetland Islands during the post-medieval period. The physical remains include the foundations and structural elements of the homestead building alongside evidence of field boundaries and cultivation practices typical of early modern Shetland agriculture. This site contributes to understanding the settlement patterns and subsistence strategies employed by Shetland's rural population during the sixteenth century onwards.
Point of the Hurds,homestead and field system E of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5559. View the official record →
Point of the Hurds, homestead and field system E of, is a post-medieval homestead and associated field system located in Shetland, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5559.
Point of the Hurds,homestead and field system E of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a homestead and field system. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Point of the Hurds,homestead and field system E of is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM5559.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stanydale, settlement, field system and cairns 620m ENE of Pund of Lea (6.7 km), Gruting School,settlement and field system at head of Scutta Voe (7.1 km), Pinhoulland, settlement and field system 470m E of (7.4 km).
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