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Beorgs of Housetter is a Neolithic chambered cairn located approximately 730 metres north-west of Setter House in Shetland, Scotland. The monument dates to the Neolithic period and represents the type of communal burial structure characteristic of northern Scotland during this era. As a chambered cairn, it would have comprised a stone-built chamber contained within a larger mound of stone and earth, serving as a focal point for ritual and burial practices of its contemporary community. The site is recorded in the Historic Environment Record under the designation SM3569.
Beorgs of Housetter, chambered cairn 730m NW of Setter House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3569. View the official record →
Beorgs of Housetter is a Neolithic chambered cairn located approximately 730 metres north-west of Setter House in Shetland, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3569.
Beorgs of Housetter, chambered cairn 730m NW of Setter House dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a chambered cairn 730m nw of setter house. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Beorgs of Housetter, chambered cairn 730m NW of Setter House 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 SM3569.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Giant's Grave, standing stones and cairn, Beorgs of Housetter (0.1 km), Trowie Knowe chambered cairn (0.2 km), Meishie o' Stanes, two cairns 120m N of Collafirth Pier (1.1 km).
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