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.

Gruting
Gruting Methodist Church
Gruting is located in Shetland
Gruting
Gruting
Location within Shetland
OS grid referenceHU278493
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Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSHETLAND
Postcode districtZE2
Dialling code01595
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60°13′34″N 1°29′42″W / 60.226°N 1.495°W / 60.226; -1.495

There is a late Neolithic site on the Ness of Grutling, where burnt barley has been found.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] Split flakes of porphyry for skinning have been found.[4]

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  • 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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