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Muckle Head is a Bronze Age cairn situated approximately 160 metres north of Scaur in Shetland, Scotland. The monument comprises a substantial pile of stones typical of burial cairns constructed during the Bronze Age period. As a funerary monument, it represents the mortuary practices and territorial markers of prehistoric Shetland communities. The site is recorded under the Historic Environment Scotland designation SM3463 and remains a significant archaeological resource for understanding Bronze Age settlement patterns and ritual practices in the Northern Isles.
Muckle Head, cairn 160m N of Scaur is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3463. View the official record →
Muckle Head is a Bronze Age cairn situated approximately 160 metres north of Scaur in Shetland, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3463.
Muckle Head, cairn 160m N of Scaur 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 SM3463.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Houlland, prehistoric house 320m E of (6.3 km), The Burrian, broch 105m NE of Benston (6.6 km), Trowie Loch, burnt mound complex 225m WSW of Vadill Cottage (6.8 km).
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