Scheduled MonumentsScotlandLoch of Freester, chambered cairn 100m SE of Old Trafford
Neolithic · Chambered cairn 100m se of old trafford

Loch of Freester, chambered cairn 100m SE of Old Trafford

Scotland
HES SM3595
Period
Neolithic
Site type
Chambered cairn 100m se of old trafford
Nation
Scotland
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Loch of Freester is a Neolithic chambered cairn located approximately one hundred metres south-east of Old Trafford in Shetland, Scotland. The monument dates to the Neolithic period and represents the funerary architectural traditions of early farming communities in the northern isles. As a chambered cairn, it would have functioned as a communal burial monument, with an internal stone chamber constructed within a larger cairn of stacked stone. The site is recorded in the Historic Environment Records under the designation HES INSPIRE SM3595, indicating its importance to the archaeological heritage of Shetland.

Loch of Freester, chambered cairn 100m SE of Old Trafford is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3595. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Loch of Freester, chambered cairn 100m SE of Old Trafford?

Loch of Freester is a Neolithic chambered cairn located approximately one hundred metres south-east of Old Trafford in Shetland, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3595.

What period does Loch of Freester, chambered cairn 100m SE of Old Trafford date from?

Loch of Freester, chambered cairn 100m SE of Old Trafford dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a chambered cairn 100m se of old trafford. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.

Who is responsible for protecting Loch of Freester, chambered cairn 100m SE of Old Trafford?

Loch of Freester, chambered cairn 100m SE of Old Trafford 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 SM3595.

What other scheduled monuments are near Loch of Freester, chambered cairn 100m SE of Old Trafford?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hard Knowe, cairn 330m N of Muness (0.6 km), Freester, otter-house on headland SSE of Dykend (1.1 km), Broch of Benston, broch 380m NW of Nesting Primary School (1.3 km).

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