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Hestinsetter Hill is a Neolithic chambered cairn located in Shetland, Scotland, dating to the third millennium BCE. The monument consists of a stone-built cairn structure containing an internal burial chamber, characteristic of the chambered tomb tradition that flourished across northern Britain during the Neolithic period. Such cairns served as communal burial places and represent significant investments in labour and architectural knowledge by early farming communities. The site contributes to our understanding of Neolithic funerary practices and settlement patterns in the far north of Scotland.
Hestinsetter Hill,chambered cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5730. View the official record →
Hestinsetter Hill is a Neolithic chambered cairn located in Shetland, Scotland, dating to the third millennium BCE. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5730.
Hestinsetter Hill,chambered cairn dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a chambered cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Hestinsetter Hill,chambered cairn 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 SM5730.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Swart-Houll,chambered cairn 330m NE of (1.6 km), Craw Knowe,chambered cairn (1.8 km), Setter,chambered cairn 300m S of,Seli Voe (2 km).
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