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Belmont is a post-medieval Norse house and field system located on the eastern side of Unst in Shetland, Scotland. The site represents the continuation of Norse settlement patterns and agricultural practices in the northern isles during the post-medieval period, demonstrating the cultural persistence of Scandinavian traditions in Shetland long after the islands came under Scottish sovereignty. The remains comprise structural evidence of domestic occupation alongside associated field boundaries and cultivation terraces, reflecting the integrated relationship between settlement and subsistence agriculture characteristic of Norse communities. The site is recorded in the Shetland cultural heritage database under the designation HES INSPIRE SM7656.
Belmont, Norse house and field system ESE of, Unst is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7656. View the official record →
Belmont is a post-medieval Norse house and field system located on the eastern side of Unst in Shetland, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7656.
Belmont, Norse house and field system ESE of, Unst dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a norse house and field system ese of, unst. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Belmont, Norse house and field system ESE of, Unst 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 SM7656.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Gallow Hill, chambered cairn 650m SSW of, Unst (0.6 km), Mula, rectangular house 150m ENE of Head of Mula, Unst (1 km), Hoga Ness, broch, Unst (1.1 km).
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