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List of names as written	Various modes of spelling	Authorities for spelling	Situation	Description remarks
Giant's Grave	Giant's Grave (Remains of) Giant's Grave (Remains of) Giant's Grave (Remains of)	A. Umphray Esq. of Reawick J. Johnston Esq. of Hestinsetter James Garriock Esq. Reawick	051	James Hunt Esq. PhD. F.S.A. [Doctor of Philosophy Fellow of Society of Anthropologists] &c. &c President of the Anthropological Society of London, refers to this object, in his report on the explorations of the islands of Shetland, page 310, as follows:- "In company with Mr. Umfray, of Reawick, and Mr. Johnston, of Hestinsetter, I examined what is known as the "Giants Grave". It is situated on the latter gentleman's property on the top of Hestinsetter Hill. With very great difficulty we removed a large cap stone, which had defied the efforts of all who had before attempted it. The top stone measured five feet 10 inches by four feet ten inches; the entrance, one foot seven inches; the interior averaged about five feet ten inches wide, and about the same distance long, It was of a semioctagonal irregular shape, composed of six stones, It was here I found the large rough stone, and the fragments of pottery and calcined bones, which I now produce, This structure had many of the characters of a cromlech; and it is worthy of note that the pottery here found essentially differs from any found elsewhere; the only bit preserved had the string pattern on it."

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[Page] 147
Parish of Sandsting -- Shetland
[signed] A. McDonald 2nd Corpl. R.E. [Corporal Royal Engineers]

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