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Whilsa Pund is a post-medieval settlement and field system located on the island of Fetlar in Shetland. The site comprises the remains of a small agricultural community with associated arable fields, dating from the early modern period. The settlement represents the pattern of dispersed crofting townships characteristic of Shetland's rural landscape from the seventeenth century onwards. The field system demonstrates the management of marginal agricultural land in the northern isles during this period of settlement development.
Whilsa Pund, settlement and field system, Fetlar is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7755. View the official record →
Whilsa Pund is a post-medieval settlement and field system located on the island of Fetlar in Shetland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7755.
Whilsa Pund, settlement and field system, Fetlar dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a settlement and field system, fetlar. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Whilsa Pund, settlement and field system, Fetlar 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 SM7755.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Fiddler's Crus,cairn (0.3 km), Stackaberg, cairn and homestead, Fetlar (0.5 km), Haltadans,cairn,Gravins (0.7 km).
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