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Skellister is a Bronze Age standing stone located 320 metres west-northwest of Burns in Shetland, Scotland. The monument forms part of the prehistoric ritual and territorial landscape of Shetland, reflecting the Bronze Age communities that inhabited the archipelago during the second millennium BCE. Like other standing stones of this period, it may have served ceremonial, burial, or territorial marking functions, though its specific original purpose remains uncertain. The stone survives as a discrete archaeological feature recorded within the national heritage record under the Historic Environment Scotland INSPIRE reference SM2035.
Skellister, standing stone 320m WNW of Burns is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2035. View the official record →
Skellister is a Bronze Age standing stone located 320 metres west-northwest of Burns in Shetland, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2035.
Skellister, standing stone 320m WNW of Burns dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a standing stone 320m wnw of burns. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Skellister, standing stone 320m WNW of Burns 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 SM2035.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Burrian, broch 105m NE of Benston (1.3 km), Benston,house 600m W of (1.4 km), Broch of Benston, broch 380m NW of Nesting Primary School (1.5 km).
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