Scheduled MonumentsScotlandFelshun,chambered cairn 600m WSW of SW point of Loch of Stavaness
Neolithic · Chambered cairn 600m wsw of sw point of loch of stavaness

Felshun,chambered cairn 600m WSW of SW point of Loch of Stavaness

Scotland
HES SM3622
Period
Neolithic
Site type
Chambered cairn 600m wsw of sw point of loch of stavaness
Nation
Scotland
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Overview

History & significance

Felshun is a Neolithic chambered cairn situated approximately 600 metres west-south-west of the south-western point of the Loch of Stavaness in Shetland, Scotland. The monument dates to the Neolithic period and represents the funerary practices of early farming communities in the Northern Isles. As a chambered cairn, it would have functioned as a collective burial monument, with an internal stone-built chamber contained within a larger cairn structure of stacked stone. The site is recorded within the Shetland archaeological record and is protected under the Historic Environment Scotland designation system.

Felshun,chambered cairn 600m WSW of SW point of Loch of Stavaness is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3622. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Felshun,chambered cairn 600m WSW of SW point of Loch of Stavaness?

Felshun is a Neolithic chambered cairn situated approximately 600 metres west-south-west of the south-western point of the Loch of Stavaness in Shetland, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3622.

What period does Felshun,chambered cairn 600m WSW of SW point of Loch of Stavaness date from?

Felshun,chambered cairn 600m WSW of SW point of Loch of Stavaness dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a chambered cairn 600m wsw of sw point of loch of stavaness. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.

Who is responsible for protecting Felshun,chambered cairn 600m WSW of SW point of Loch of Stavaness?

Felshun,chambered cairn 600m WSW of SW point of Loch of Stavaness 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 SM3622.

What other scheduled monuments are near Felshun,chambered cairn 600m WSW of SW point of Loch of Stavaness?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Brough,broch on the Burrian 200m N of (4.9 km), Houlland, prehistoric house 320m E of (5.6 km), The Burrian, broch 105m NE of Benston (5.7 km).

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