Scheduled MonumentsScotlandSotersta,standing stone
Bronze Age · Standing stone

Sotersta,standing stone

Scotland
HES SM5630
Period
Bronze Age
Site type
Standing stone
Nation
Scotland
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Sotersta is a Bronze Age standing stone located in Shetland, Scotland. The monument consists of a single upright stone and forms part of the wider Bronze Age ritual and funerary landscape of the Shetland Islands, where such stones served ceremonial or commemorative purposes during the second millennium BCE. The site is registered with Historic Environment Scotland under the reference SM5630, ensuring its protection as a scheduled monument of national significance.

Sotersta,standing stone is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5630. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Sotersta,standing stone?

Sotersta is a Bronze Age standing stone located in Shetland, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5630.

What period does Sotersta,standing stone date from?

Sotersta,standing stone dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a standing stone. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.

Who is responsible for protecting Sotersta,standing stone?

Sotersta,standing stone 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 SM5630.

What other scheduled monuments are near Sotersta,standing stone?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Broch of Culswick (0.8 km), Vivilie Loch, chambered cairn 450m WNW of Ward of Culswick (1.5 km), Hestinsetter Hill,chambered cairn (3.2 km).

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