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Quina Scord is a Neolithic chambered cairn located approximately four hundred metres north-west of Gillaburn in Shetland, Scotland. The monument dates from the Neolithic period and represents a form of megalithic burial architecture characteristic of prehistoric northern Scotland. As a chambered cairn, it would have served a communal burial function for Neolithic communities, though the specific architectural details and current condition of the structure require assessment from archaeological survey records held by Historic Environment Scotland under designation reference SM5727.
Quina Scord,chambered cairn 400m NW of Gillaburn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5727. View the official record →
Quina Scord is a Neolithic chambered cairn located approximately four hundred metres north-west of Gillaburn in Shetland, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5727.
Quina Scord,chambered cairn 400m NW of Gillaburn dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a chambered cairn 400m nw of gillaburn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Quina Scord,chambered cairn 400m NW of Gillaburn 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 SM5727.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castle Holm, castle 180m ESE of Churchtown (4.2 km), Stromness Voe,burnt mound 50m NW of head of voe (4.2 km), Hill of Olligarth,settlement and field system NE of (4.6 km).
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