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Hill of Dale is a Neolithic chambered cairn located in Shetland, Scotland, dating to the Neolithic period. The monument consists of a cairn structure incorporating a chamber, characteristic of the megalithic tradition practised across northern Britain during this era. As a chambered cairn, it represents evidence of Shetland's early settlement and the ritual or funerary practices of Neolithic communities in the islands. The site is recorded under Historic Environment Scotland's designation SM3564 and remains an important archaeological resource for understanding prehistoric Shetland.
Hill of Dale,chambered cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3564. View the official record →
Hill of Dale is a Neolithic chambered cairn located in Shetland, Scotland, dating to the Neolithic period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3564.
Hill of Dale,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.
Hill of Dale,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 SM3564.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Graven,chambered cairn 650m SW of (2.9 km), Collafirth Ness,house 150m S of Noness Head (4.5 km), Burravoe,chambered cairn & cairn 470m NE of,Brae (5.5 km).
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