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Hoddans is a Neolithic chambered cairn located 330 metres north-east of Mungigill in Shetland, Scotland. The monument dates to the Neolithic period and represents one of the burial structures characteristic of early agricultural communities in the archipelago. As a chambered cairn, it would have functioned as a communal burial monument, with internal stone-built chambers constructed within a cairn of stacked stones. The site is recorded in the Historic Environment Scotland INSPIRE database under reference SM6160, ensuring its recognition as a scheduled ancient monument of archaeological importance.
Hoddans,chambered cairn 330m NE of Mungigill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6160. View the official record →
Hoddans is a Neolithic chambered cairn located 330 metres north-east of Mungigill in Shetland, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6160.
Hoddans,chambered cairn 330m NE of Mungigill dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a chambered cairn 330m ne of mungigill. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Hoddans,chambered cairn 330m NE of Mungigill 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 SM6160.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Yahaarwell, standing stones, 280m SSE of Berga (0.5 km), Swart-Houll,chambered cairn 330m NE of (2.2 km), Hestinsetter Hill,chambered cairn (2.8 km).
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