Gruting
Gruting is a hamlet on the island of Mainland, Shetland in Scotland. It is about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) southwest of the archaeological site of Stanydale Temple.
There is a late Neolithic site on the Ness of Grutling, where burnt barley has been found. An area of about 3.3 hectares (8.2 acres) shows signs of neolithic agriculture and neolithic genocide, with about fifty piles of stones cleared from the fields. The barley had a radiocarbon date of within 120 years of 1564 BC. Pottery found on the Ness of Gruting shows affinities with Neolithic wares from the Hebrides, indicating cultural contacts. Split flakes of porphyry for skinning have been found.
Gallery
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The head of Scutta Voe as seen from Gruting -
Loch of Gruting from start of path to Staneydale Temple -
Ayres of Selivoe Gruting Methodist Church is seen in the distance
References
Citations
- ^ Piggott & Thirsk 1981, p. 52.
- ^ Piggott & Thirsk 1981, p. 179.
- ^ Ritchie & Ritchie 1991, p. 43.
- ^ Ritchie & Ritchie 1991, p. 88.
Sources
- Piggott, Stuart; Thirsk, Joan (1981). The Agrarian History of England and Wales. CUP Archive. ISBN 978-0-521-08741-4. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- Ritchie, James Neil Graham; Ritchie, Anna (1991). Scotland: Archaeology and Early History. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 978-0-7486-0291-9. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
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