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Giant's Grave is a Bronze Age standing stone and cairn monument located at the Beorgs of Housetter in Shetland, Scotland. The site comprises upright stones associated with a burial cairn, characteristic of funerary or ceremonial complexes constructed during the Bronze Age in northern Britain. The monument stands within the distinctive landscape of Shetland's archaeological heritage, where such stone monuments reflect the ritual practices and social organisation of Bronze Age communities. The site remains an important record of prehistoric settlement and burial traditions in the northern isles.
Giant's Grave, standing stones and cairn, Beorgs of Housetter is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2200. View the official record →
Giant's Grave is a Bronze Age standing stone and cairn monument located at the Beorgs of Housetter in Shetland, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2200.
Giant's Grave, standing stones and cairn, Beorgs of Housetter dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a standing stones and cairn, beorgs of housetter. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Giant's Grave, standing stones and cairn, Beorgs of Housetter 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 SM2200.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Trowie Knowe chambered cairn (0.1 km), Beorgs of Housetter, chambered cairn 730m NW of Setter House (0.1 km), Meishie o' Stanes, two cairns 120m N of Collafirth Pier (1.2 km).
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