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Heglibister Cairn is a prehistoric burial monument situated approximately 250 metres west of Nesta Ness in Shetland, Scotland. The cairn belongs to the Bronze Age or earlier prehistoric period, representing one of the numerous funerary structures distributed across the Shetland Islands. Such cairns typically served as communal or individual burial sites and often contained stone chambers or cists for the interment of the deceased, though specific internal features of this particular example require archaeological documentation for precise characterisation. The monument remains of archaeological importance as evidence of early settlement patterns and burial practices in the Northern Isles.
Heglibister,cairn 250m W of Nesta Ness is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6223. View the official record →
Heglibister Cairn is a prehistoric burial monument situated approximately 250 metres west of Nesta Ness in Shetland, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6223.
Heglibister,cairn 250m W of Nesta Ness 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 SM6223.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stromness Voe,burnt mound 50m NW of head of voe (3.9 km), Castle Holm, castle 180m ESE of Churchtown (4 km), Hill of Olligarth,settlement and field system NE of (4.3 km).
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