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Nesbister Hill Cairn is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial monument located approximately 350 metres east of Wastower in Shetland, Scotland. The cairn survives as a substantial stone mound typical of prehistoric funerary practice in the northern isles, reflecting the established tradition of communal or individual burial sites constructed across Shetland during the third and second millennia before the Common Era. Such cairns served both commemorative and ritual functions within their communities, and their distribution across the landscape provides evidence for settlement patterns and land use in prehistoric Shetland. The monument remains a key archaeological feature for understanding the island's early human occupation and funerary traditions.
Nesbister Hill, cairn 350m E of Wastower is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2041. View the official record →
Nesbister Hill Cairn is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial monument located approximately 350 metres east of Wastower in Shetland, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2041.
Nesbister Hill, cairn 350m E of Wastower 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 SM2041.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Loch of Houlland,homestead 190m W of (3.8 km), Loch of Asta, burnt mound 180m ESE of Peerie Asta (4.4 km), Scord Junction, burnt mound 320m SSE of Utnabrake (5.3 km).
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