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Bekka Hill is a Neolithic chambered cairn located approximately 770 metres north of Bekka Hill in Shetland, Scotland. The monument dates to the Neolithic period and represents the funerary and ceremonial practices of early farming communities in the islands. As a chambered cairn, it would have consisted of a stone-built chamber set within or beneath a larger mound of stones, designed to facilitate repeated burial or ritual activity over an extended period. The site is recorded under the Historic Environment Scotland INSPIRE designation SM5717 and forms part of the significant archaeological record of Neolithic monuments across Shetland.
Bekka Hill,chambered cairn 770m N of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5717. View the official record →
Bekka Hill is a Neolithic chambered cairn located approximately 770 metres north of Bekka Hill in Shetland, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5717.
Bekka Hill,chambered cairn 770m N of dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a chambered cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Bekka Hill,chambered cairn 770m N 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 SM5717.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Croag Lee,homestead and field system 1250m NNW of Bekka Hill (0.5 km), Kirk Holm,monastic settlement,Sand (3.3 km), Kirk Score, chambered cairn, settlement and field system, Russa Ness (3.3 km).
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