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Ladie Hill is a prehistoric cairn located 325 metres east of Gossaford in Shetland, Scotland. The monument consists of a substantial mound of stones typical of Bronze Age burial practices in the northern Scottish islands, dating to the second millennium BC. Such cairns served as communal or individual burial monuments and represent important archaeological evidence for understanding settlement patterns and funerary practices in prehistoric Shetland. The site is recorded within the Scheduled Monument register under the reference HES INSPIRE SM3558, recognising its archaeological significance and protected status.
Ladie Hill, cairn 325m E of 1 Gossaford is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3558. View the official record →
Ladie Hill is a prehistoric cairn located 325 metres east of Gossaford in Shetland, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3558.
Ladie Hill, cairn 325m E of 1 Gossaford 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 SM3558.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Burravoe,chambered cairn & cairn 470m NE of,Brae (1.2 km), Burravoe,broch on NW promontory,Brae (1.6 km), Busta, standing stone 100m E of Staneside (1.8 km).
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