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Meishie o' Stanes is a pair of Bronze Age cairns located 120 metres north of Collafirth Pier in Shetland, Scotland. The two monuments represent examples of burial structures typical of the Bronze Age period in the Northern Isles. Their physical construction and positioning suggest they formed part of a wider funerary landscape in this region of Shetland during prehistory. The site is recorded in the national monuments record under HES INSPIRE designation SM3568.
Meishie o' Stanes, two cairns 120m N of Collafirth Pier is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3568. View the official record →
Meishie o' Stanes is a pair of Bronze Age cairns located 120 metres north of Collafirth Pier in Shetland, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3568.
Meishie o' Stanes, two cairns 120m N of Collafirth Pier 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 SM3568.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Beorgs of Housetter, chambered cairn 730m NW of Setter House (1.1 km), Giant's Grave, standing stones and cairn, Beorgs of Housetter (1.2 km), Trowie Knowe chambered cairn (1.2 km).
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