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Croag Lee is a post-medieval homestead and field system located approximately 1250 metres north-northwest of Bekka Hill in Shetland, Scotland. The site represents settlement and agricultural land use from the early modern period, reflecting the farming practices and domestic organisation typical of Shetland's rural communities during this era. The physical remains comprise the homestead structure alongside associated field boundaries, evidence of the integrated relationship between dwelling and cultivation that characterised post-medieval Shetland society. Such sites are significant for understanding the development of Shetland's agricultural landscape and the patterns of dispersed settlement that emerged during the sixteenth and subsequent centuries.
Croag Lee,homestead and field system 1250m NNW of Bekka Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5698. View the official record →
Croag Lee is a post-medieval homestead and field system located approximately 1250 metres north-northwest of Bekka Hill in Shetland, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5698.
Croag Lee,homestead and field system 1250m NNW of Bekka Hill dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a homestead and field system 1250m nnw of bekka hill. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Croag Lee,homestead and field system 1250m NNW of Bekka Hill 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 SM5698.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bekka Hill,chambered cairn 770m N of (0.5 km), Garden,settlement 300m SSE of (3 km), Kirk Holm,monastic settlement,Sand (3.7 km).
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