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Isleburgh is a Neolithic chambered cairn located approximately 745 metres south-south-west of Isleburgh in Shetland, Scotland, and is designated as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland. This structure belongs to the chambered cairn tradition of the Neolithic period, reflecting the monumental funerary practices prevalent in northern Britain during the fourth and third millennia before the present era. The cairn would originally have consisted of a stone-built mound containing an internal chambered structure designed to accommodate multiple inhumations, a form characteristic of communal burial architecture across the Scottish islands during this era. The site remains an important archaeological record of Neolithic settlement patterns and mortuary practices in Shetland.
Isleburgh, chambered cairn 745m SSW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3573. View the official record →
Isleburgh is a Neolithic chambered cairn located approximately 745 metres south-south-west of Isleburgh in Shetland, Scotland, and is designated as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3573.
Isleburgh, chambered cairn 745m SSW of dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a chambered cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Isleburgh, chambered cairn 745m SSW of 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 SM3573.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Culsetter, prehistoric house 250m W of (0.9 km), Culsetter,house 100m WSW of (0.9 km), Culsetter, prehistoric house 130m S of (1 km).
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