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Crooksetter Hill is a Neolithic chambered cairn located near the north-west summit of a hill in Shetland, Scotland. The monument comprises a stone cairn constructed during the Neolithic period, representing the funerary practices and architectural traditions of early farming communities in the northern isles. Such chambered cairns served as communal burial monuments and are characteristic of Neolithic Scotland, reflecting both the social organisation and monumental construction capabilities of their builders. The site is recorded in the historic environment record under the official designation HES INSPIRE SM3608.
Crooksetter Hill,chambered cairn near NW summit of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3608. View the official record →
Crooksetter Hill is a Neolithic chambered cairn located near the north-west summit of a hill in Shetland, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3608.
Crooksetter Hill,chambered cairn near NW summit of dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a chambered cairn near nw summit of. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Crooksetter Hill,chambered cairn near NW summit 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 SM3608.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Crooksetter Hill,chambered cairn at SE summit of (0.4 km), Auchensalt, burnt mound 85m E of (2.2 km), Norden, burnt mound 160m ESE of (2.2 km).
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